overwhelmingly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 29
- Words With Friends
- 33
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- 14
/ˌəʊ.vəˈwɛl.mɪŋ.lɪ/
Definition of overwhelmingly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
“Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].”
“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.”
“[F]rom the perspective of traditional linguistic landscapes thought, such an overwhelmingly English landscape would normally be considered to exert a negative effect on the vitality and feelings of worth of other languages within this specific multilingual milieu.”
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adv
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In an overwhelming manner; very greatly or intensely.
“Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].”
“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.”
“[F]rom the perspective of traditional linguistic landscapes thought, such an overwhelmingly English landscape would normally be considered to exert a negative effect on the vitality and feelings of worth of other languages within this specific multilingual milieu.”
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Mostly; predominantly; almost completely.
“Studies on homeless income find that the typical “career panhandler” who dedicates his time overwhelmingly to begging can make between $600 and $1,500 a month.”
“Those recurrent noises in Italy about a move to Internazionale have resurfaced this week. It seems overwhelmingly likely Conte will stay, pay rise pending. But it is a feat of rare political skill to have made himself so unusually vital to the current success.”
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Etymology
From overwhelming + -ly.
Words you can make from overwhelmingly
200+ playable · top: OVERWHELMING (24 pts)
Best play overwhelming 24 points9-letter words
17 words8-letter words
37 words- WHOMEVER 19 pts
- HEGEMONY 17 pts
- MOVINGLY 17 pts
- OVERWILY 17 pts
- WEEVILLY 17 pts
- WEIGHMEN 17 pts
- WHELMING 17 pts
- HOVELING 15 pts
- HOVERING 15 pts
- LEVOGYRE 15 pts
- LOVINGLY 15 pts
- ROVINGLY 15 pts
- WHEELING 15 pts
- WHORLING 15 pts
- WINGOVER 15 pts
- GROMWELL 14 pts
- HOMEGIRL 14 pts
- HOMERING 14 pts
- REMOVING 14 pts
- VOLLEYER 14 pts
- YELLOWER 14 pts
- HOMELIER 13 pts
- MELLOWER 13 pts
- OVERMINE 13 pts
- VOMERINE 13 pts
- HELLOING 12 pts
- LEVELING 12 pts
- LEVERING 12 pts
- LIVELONG 12 pts
- LOWERING 12 pts
- REVELING 12 pts
- ROWELING 12 pts
- GERMLINE 11 pts
- LOVELIER 11 pts
- LEMONIER 10 pts
- ELOIGNER 9 pts
- LONELIER 8 pts
7-letter words
78 words- HOWEVER 16 pts
- RHYMING 16 pts
- WEEVILY 16 pts
- WHOEVER 16 pts
- MYNHEER 15 pts
- GREYHEN 14 pts
- HELVING 14 pts
- HOWLING 14 pts
- HYGIENE 14 pts
- LEVYING 14 pts
- REWEIGH 14 pts
- WEIGHER 14 pts
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- WHORING 14 pts
- WRONGLY 14 pts
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- LIVEYER 13 pts
- LOVERLY 13 pts
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- MEWLING 13 pts
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- NOVELLY 13 pts
- NOWHERE 13 pts
- OVERNEW 13 pts
- REWOVEN 13 pts
- WHEREIN 13 pts
- WHEREON 13 pts
- WORMING 13 pts
- EELWORM 12 pts
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- RELYING 11 pts
- VEERING 11 pts
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- MONGREL 10 pts
- NOVELLE 10 pts
- OVERLIE 10 pts
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- RELIEVO 10 pts
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- ERELONG 8 pts
- GIROLLE 8 pts
- LEERING 8 pts
- REELING 8 pts
- ROLLING 8 pts
- ELOINER 7 pts
- RELLENO 7 pts
6-letter words
67 words- HOMELY 14 pts
- HOMILY 14 pts
- HOMINY 14 pts
- GROWLY 13 pts
- HEWING 13 pts
- EVENLY 12 pts
- EVILLY 12 pts
- GRIMLY 12 pts
- HENLEY 12 pts
- HOLILY 12 pts
- HOMING 12 pts
- HOWLER 12 pts
- INWOVE 12 pts
- LIVELY 12 pts
- LIVERY 12 pts
- LIVYER 12 pts
- HOMIER 11 pts
- LEMONY 11 pts
- ENERGY 10 pts
- ERYNGO 10 pts
- EYEING 10 pts
- GLOVER 10 pts
- GLOWER 10 pts
- GORHEN 10 pts
- GORILY 10 pts
- GOVERN 10 pts
- GREENY 10 pts
- GRIEVE 10 pts
- GROVEL 10 pts
- GROYNE 10 pts
- GYRENE 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- HOEING 10 pts
- HOLING 10 pts
- EERILY 9 pts
- ELEVON 9 pts
- EMIGRE 9 pts
- ENVIER 9 pts
- ENVIRO 9 pts
- ERENOW 9 pts
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- GERMEN 9 pts
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- HOLLER 9 pts
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- LEGMEN 9 pts
- LEVIER 9 pts
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- ELMIER 8 pts
- ERMINE 8 pts
- LIMNER 8 pts
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- GILLER 7 pts
- GRILLE 7 pts
- IGNORE 7 pts
- LEGION 7 pts
- LINGER 7 pts
- ENROLL 6 pts
- LIERNE 6 pts
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