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domineering

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dom·i·neer·ing  (dm-nîrng)
adj.
Tending to domineer; overbearing.
domi·neering·ly adv.
domineering
Adjective
acting arrogantly or tyrannically [Dutch domineren]
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Adj.1.domineering - tending to domineer
immodest - having or showing an exaggerated opinion of your importance, ability, etc; "brash immodest boasting"
submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
domineering
adjective overbearing, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, autocratic, masterful, dictatorial, coercive, bossy (informal) imperious, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, iron-handed << OPPOSITE submissive
Translations
Spanish domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj → dominante
French domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj → dominateur/trice, autoritaire
German domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj → herrschsüchtig
Italian domineering [dɔmɪˈnɪərɪŋ] adj → dispotico/a, autoritario/a
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Is not the love of wealth as domineering and enterprising a passion as that of power or glory?
Federalist Papers Authored by Alexander Hamilton by Hamilton, Alexander View in context
Mingott had always professed a great admiration for Julius Beaufort, and there was a kind of kinship in their cool domineering way and their short-cuts through the conventions.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
They were both em- barrassed, and to relieve her feeling she became harsh and domineering.
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