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overwhelmingly
Variant of overwhelm
transitive verb
- to pour down upon and cover over or bury beneath
- to make helpless, as with greater force or deep emotion; overcome; crush; overpower
- Obsolete to overthrow or overturn
Related Forms:
- overwhelming adjective
- overwhelmingly adverb
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