Dictionary Check: overbearing

"overbearing" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 21 points

Definition

adjective

expecting unquestioning obedience

Example: "the timid child of authoritarian parents"
adjective

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

Example: "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"

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