OVERCONFIDENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

overconfidently (comparative more overconfidently, superlative most overconfidently)

In an overconfident manner

Source: Wiktionary


OVERCONFIDENT

O"ver*con"fi*dent, a.

Definition: Confident to excess.

– O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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