overbearing
part of speech
adjective
meaning for a pupil
Overbearing means so bossy and proud that you push other people around and will not let them have any say. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Proverbs says that proud, bossy speech does not suit a fool, and that a scorner is a person full of overbearing pride. Interpretation: Tradition counts pride as a grave fault, and teaches that humility is a root of good character. In the primary lessons: in stories a proud queen or stepmother is overbearing towards the people who serve her
examples
- Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince. (Writings PRO.17.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- A proud and haughty man, scorner is his name, even he that dealeth in overbearing pride. (Writings PRO.21.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- His new wife was beautiful but so proud and overbearing that she could not stand any rival. tree →
- Dad is not overbearing; he lets us choose. tree →
note
nothing for maths
In the corpora
- Overbearing speech becometh not a churl; much less do lying lips a prince.
- A proud and haughty man, scorner is his name, even he that dealeth in overbearing pride.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «overbearing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.