OVERWHELMINGLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overwhelmingly mean? 

• OVERWHELMINGLY (adverb)
  The adverb OVERWHELMINGLY has 1 sense:

1. incapable of being resisted

  Familiarity information: OVERWHELMINGLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OVERWHELMINGLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Incapable of being resisted

Synonyms:

irresistibly; overpoweringly; overwhelmingly

Context example:

the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man

Pertainym:

overwhelming (so strong as to be irresistible)

 Context examples 

To date studies have overwhelmingly focused on people who are overweight.

(Slim people have a genetic advantage when it comes to maintaining their weight, University of Cambridge)

“A what?” Wolf Larsen asked, a peculiar softness in his voice, as though he were overwhelmingly curious to hear the unspoken word.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Overwhelmingly, the study concluded that it was a lack of fruits and whole grains — in other words, lack of a healthy and balanced diet — that can cause more health issues.

(Poor Diet Kills More People Than Smoking, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The public has already learned those particulars of the crime which came out in the police investigation, but a good deal was suppressed upon that occasion, since the case for the prosecution was so overwhelmingly strong that it was not necessary to bring forward all the facts.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

That's a 'label' on my 'sect', answered Laurie, quoting Amy, as he went to partake of humble pie dutifully with his grandfather, who was quite saintly in temper and overwhelmingly respectful in manner all the rest of the day.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

She had caught a cold and it made her voice huskier and more charming than ever and Gatsby was overwhelmingly aware of the youth and mystery that wealth imprisons and preserves, of the freshness of many clothes and of Daisy, gleaming like silver, safe and proud above the hot struggles of the poor.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)