- Overwhelmingly
- Overwhelming O`ver*whelm"ing, a. Overpowering; irresistible. -- {O`ver*whelm"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]
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Overwhelmingly
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overwhelmingly — adverb Date: 1667 1. a. to an overwhelming extent < an overwhelmingly powerful army > b. extremely < overwhelmingly mediocre > 2. mostly by far < the workers were overwhelmingly female > … New Collegiate Dictionary
overwhelmingly — adv. Overwhelmingly is used with these adjectives: ↑composed, ↑concentrated, ↑dominant, ↑favourable, ↑likely, ↑male, ↑negative, ↑popular, ↑positive Overwhelmingly is used with these verbs: ↑approve, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
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
overwhelmingly */ — UK [ˌəʊvə(r)ˈwelmɪŋlɪ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈwelmɪŋlɪ] / US [ˌoʊvərˈhwelmɪŋlɪ] adverb used for emphasizing the amount or strength of something Residents voted overwhelmingly in support of the plan. an overwhelmingly popular government … English dictionary
overwhelmingly — adverb incapable of being resisted (Freq. 2) the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man • Syn: ↑overpoweringly, ↑irresistibly • Derived from adjective: ↑irresistible (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Overwhelmingly Large Telescope — Organization European Southern Observatory Wavelength In … Wikipedia
Overwhelmingly Large Telescope — (OWL) war der Arbeitstitel einer Teleskopstudie der Europäischen Südsternwarte (ESO). Nachdem es schon ein Very Large Telescope (engl. für Sehr Großes Teleskop, kurz VLT) gibt und ähnliche Bezeichnungen wie „Extremely Large Telescope“ (Extrem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Overwhelmingly Large Telescope — (vue d artiste) L Overwhelmingly Large Telescope (abrégé en OLT ou bien OWL, qui signifie « hibou » en anglais), ou en français « télescope extrêmement grand », est un projet de l Observatoire européen austral (ESO) visant à… … Wikipédia en Français
overwhelmingly — See overwhelming. * * * … Universalium
overwhelmingly — adverb in an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely. extremely … Wiktionary
