overwhelmingly


over·whelm·ing·ly

adv

Definition of OVERWHELMINGLY

1
a : to an overwhelming extent <an overwhelmingly powerful army> b : extremely <overwhelmingly mediocre>
2
: mostly by far <the workers were overwhelmingly female>

First Known Use of OVERWHELMINGLY

1667

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