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Webster 1828 Edition
Overwhelmingly
OVERWHELM'INGLY
,adv.
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overwhelmingly
overwhelmingly
English
Adverb
overwhelmingly (comparative more overwhelmingly, superlative most overwhelmingly)
- In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
- 2012 May 27, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “New Kid On The Block” (season 4, episode 8; originally aired 11/12/1992)”, in The Onion AV Club:
- The Conan O’Brien-penned half-hour has the capacity to rip our collective hearts out the way the cute, funny bad girl next door does to Bart when she reveals that her new boyfriend is Jimbo Jones, but the show keeps shying away from genuine emotion in favor of jokes that, while overwhelmingly funny, detract from the poignancy and the emotional intimacy of the episode.
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