Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
OVERWEENING
overweening, uppity
(adjective) presumptuously arrogant; “had a witty but overweening manner”; “no idea how overweening he would be”- S.V.Benet; “getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down”- NY Times
excessive, extravagant, exuberant, overweening
(adjective) unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings; “extravagant praise”; “exuberant compliments”; “overweening ambition”; “overweening greed”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
overweening (comparative more overweening, superlative most overweening)
Unduly confident; arrogant
Synonyms: presumptuous, conceited
Exaggerated, excessive.
Etymology 2
Noun
overweening (countable and uncountable, plural overweenings)
(now rare) An excessively high opinion of oneself or one’s abilities; presumption, arrogance.
Etymology 3
Verb
overweening
present participle of overween
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*ween"ing, a.
Definition: Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
– O`ver*ween"ingly, adv. Milton.
– O`ver*ween"ing*ness, n. Here's an overweening rogue. Shak.
O`ver*ween"ing, n.
Definition: Conceit; arrogance. Milton.
OVERWEEN
O`ver*ween", v. t. Etym: [AS. oferw. See Over, and Ween.]
Definition: To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume. They that overween, And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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