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Definition of Overwhelming
1. Adjective. So strong as to be irresistible. "An overwhelming majority"
2. Adjective. Very intense. "Overwhelming joy"
Definition of Overwhelming
1. a. Overpowering; irresistible.
Definition of Overwhelming
1. Verb. Present participle of ''to overwhelm''. ¹
2. Adjective. Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong. ¹
3. Adjective. Very great or intense. ¹
4. Adjective. Extreme. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overwhelming
1. overwhelm [v] - See also: overwhelm
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwhelming
Literary usage of Overwhelming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Homerica, Emendations and Elucidations of the Odyssey by Thomas Leyden Agar (1908)
"the evidence of the poems is overwhelming against the F in this word. It would
of course be easy to adopt ..."
2. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"... affirmed that the free native-born citizens of each State are citizens of the
United States; and on account of the overwhelming force with which he made ..."
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