Meaning of OVERPOWERING
| Pronunciation: | | `owvur'pawuring
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| | Definition: | | [adj] so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" |
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| | Synonyms: | | irresistible, overwhelming, resistless |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
{O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adv.
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| | Related Terms: | | agitating, breathtaking, charged, cliff-hanging, compelling, disquieting, distracting, disturbing, electric, exciting, exhilarating, galvanic, heady, heart-expanding, heart-stirring, heart-swelling, heart-thrilling, impenetrable, impregnable, impressive, incontestable, indomitable, inexpugnable, inflammatory, insuperable, intoxicating, invincible, inviolable, invulnerable, irresistible, jarring, jolting, maddening, mind-blowing, moving, oppressive, overcoming, overmastering, overmatching, overwhelming, perturbing, piquant, powerful, provocative, provoking, ravishing, resistless, soul-stirring, spirit-stirring, stimulating, stimulative, stirring, striking, suspenseful, suspensive, tantalizing, telling, thrilling, thrilly, troubling, unassailable, unbearable, unbeatable, unconquerable, unendurable, unsettling, unsubduable, unsurmountable, unyielding, upsetting |
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