overwhelmingly

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overwhelmingly

  • /ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/

adverb more overwhelmingly · most overwhelmingly

  1. In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely. Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later tha
  2. Mostly; predominantly; almost completely. Studies on homeless income find that the typical “career panhandler” who dedicates his time overwhelmingly to begging can make between $600 and $1,500 a month.

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Closest in meaning: overpoweringly, irresistibly, enormously, hugely, tremendously, immensely, vastly, exceedingly, greatly, extremely, strongly, extraordinarily, roundly, extensively, excessively, massively

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@misc{overwhelmingly_2026,
  title = {overwhelmingly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overwhelmingly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}