Hypertext Webster Gateway: "overpowering"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --
{O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish;
to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes. ``And
overpower'd that gallant few.'' --Wordsworth.
Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
overpowering
adj : so strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for
solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become
overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority" [syn: {overwhelming}]
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