'Domineering' definitions:

Definition of 'domineering'

From: WordNet
adjective
Tending to domineer [ant: submissive]

Definition of 'Domineering'

From: GCIDE
  • Domineer \Dom`i*neer"\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Domineered; p. pr. & vb. n. Domineering.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf. OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See Dominate, v. t.] To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master; to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as, to domineer over dependents. [1913 Webster]
  • Go to the feast, revel and domineer. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • His wishes tend abroad to roam, And hers to domineer at home. --Prior. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Domineering'

From: GCIDE
  • Domineering \Dom`i*neer"ing\, a. Ruling arrogantly; overbearing. [1913 Webster]
  • A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. --Blackw. Mag.
  • Syn: Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See Imperious. -- {Dom`i*neer"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]