OVERWHELMING
24 / 10 / 2003
OVERWHELMING: meaning and examples
Hello everyone!
Today's word is: overwhelming (adjective)
It means: Much larger, stronger, or more important than anything else in a situation; for example overwhelming majority or overwhelming desire.
Example 1: An overwhelming majority voted against his proposal.
Example 2: He felt an overwhelming desire to kiss his wife.
There is also a verb equivalent of this word (to overwhelm) and an adverb form (overwhelmingly).
Have a nice day!
