overwhelming

adjective
/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ/

overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.

Other meanings

Very great or intense.

Related words

superoverwhelming
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingness

Example sentences

“It's true of the overwhelming majority of us.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The illness spread quickly, overwhelming the hospitals.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “overwhelming” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.