Hypertext Webster Gateway: "inundated"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Inundate \In*un"date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inundated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Inundating}.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to
inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to
overflow, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}.]
1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood;
as, the river inundated the town.
2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as,
the country was inundated with bills of credit.
Syn: To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inundated
adj 1: rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or
profusion of something; "a desk flooded with
applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much
overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear";
"swamped by work" [syn: {flooded}, {overcome}, {overpowered},
{overwhelmed}, {swamped}, {engulfed}]
2: covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)";
"the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded
bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
[syn: {afloat(p)}, {awash(p)}, {flooded}, {overflowing}]
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