adv
Meaning 1
In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overwhelmingly
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 W EH1 L M IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: OW2 V ER0 HH W EH1 L M IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
incapable of being resisted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overpoweringly, irresistibly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English overwhelming Middle English -ly English -ly English overwhelmingly From overwhelming + -ly.
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