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overwhelming

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o·ver·whelm·ing

[oh-ver-hwel-ming, -wel-]
adjective
1.
that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.
2.
so great as to render resistance or opposition useless: an overwhelming majority.

Origin:
1565–75; overwhelm + -ing2

o·ver·whelm·ing·ly, adverb
o·ver·whelm·ing·ness, noun

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Overwhelming is always a great word to know.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Example Sentences
  • In the face of so many overwhelming enemies, protest gets a bit diluted.
  • The weight of evidence against your position will soon be overwhelming.
  • The notion of financial profits overwhelming literary sensibility is certainly timely, then as now.
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o·ver·whelm

[oh-ver-hwelm, -welm]
verb (used with object)
1.
to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
2.
to overpower or overcome, especially with superior forces; destroy; crush: Roman troops were overwhelmed by barbarians.
3.
to cover or bury beneath a mass of something, as floodwaters, debris, or an avalanche; submerge: Lava from erupting Vesuvius overwhelmed the city of Pompeii.
4.
to load, heap, treat, or address with an overpowering or excessive amount of anything: a child overwhelmed with presents; to overwhelm someone with questions.
5.
to overthrow.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; see over-, whelm

un·o·ver·whelmed, adjective
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overwhelming (ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ)
 
adj
overpowering in effect, number, or force
 
over'whelmingly
 
adv

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