overwhelming
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over·whelm·ing

adjective \-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ\

Definition of OVERWHELMING

: tending or serving to overwhelm <overwhelming force>; also : extreme, great <overwhelming indifference> <an overwhelming majority>

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1702

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