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- o|ver|whelm|ing «OH vuhr HWEHL mihng», adjective.too many, too great, or too much to be resisted; overpowering: »
an overwhelming majority of votes.
–o´ver|whelm´ing|ly, adverb.
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o´ver|whelm´ing|ly — o|ver|whelm|ing «OH vuhr HWEHL mihng», adjective. too many, too great, or too much to be resisted; overpowering: »an overwhelming majority of votes. –o´ver|whelm´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
Overwhelming — O ver*whelm ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. {O ver*whelm ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Overwhelmingly — Overwhelming O ver*whelm ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. {O ver*whelm ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
overwhelming — o•ver•whelm•ing [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈ(h)wɛl mɪŋ, ˈwɛl [/t]] adj. so great as to render resistance or opposition useless; overpowering • Etymology: 1565–75 o ver•whelm′ing•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ˌəuvəˈwelmıŋ US ˌouvər ] adj 1.) having such a great effect on you that you feel confused and do not know how to react ▪ an overwhelming sense of guilt ▪ She felt an overwhelming desire to hit him. ▪ She found the city quite… … Dictionary of contemporary English
overwhelming — o|ver|whelm|ing [ ,ouvər welmıŋ, ,ouvər hwelmıŋ ] adjective * 1. ) much larger, stronger, more important, etc. than anything else in a situation: overwhelming majority: An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal. overwhelming odds: The… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
overwhelmingly — o|ver|whelm|ing|ly [ ,ouvər welmıŋli, ,ouvər hwelmıŋli ] adverb * used for emphasizing the amount or strength of something: Residents voted overwhelmingly in support of the plan. an overwhelmingly popular and successful government … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
overwhelming — adj. overpowering; crushing; staggering; stunning, dazing; floodingo·ver whelm·ing || əʊvÉ™r hwelmɪŋ / əʊvÉ™ wel o·ver·whelm || əʊvÉ™r hwelm / əʊvÉ™ wel v. overpower, defeat; master; crush; stagger; stun, daze; flood, engulf … English contemporary dictionary
