overwhelmingly

adverb

over·whelm·ing·ly ˌō-vər-ˈ(h)wel-miŋ-lē

: to an overwhelming extent

an overwhelmingly powerful army

: extremely

overwhelmingly mediocre

: mostly by far

the workers were overwhelmingly female

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Other sources who have seen the film have been ecstatic and overwhelmingly positive about the Irish actor’s work. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 July 2026 Fuel price hikes have hammered countries on the continent, many of which overwhelmingly rely on imports to power their economies. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 6 July 2026 In the most recent vote on one of Chastain’s proposals, about nine years ago, voters overwhelmingly rejected increasing sales taxes to fund a light rail system for the city. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026 The general reaction to the policy has been overwhelmingly positive, Xue said, aside from some remarks on social media that charging for a smashed teacup was a petty move. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for overwhelmingly

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1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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