Definition of overwhelmingly in US English:
overwhelmingly
adverbˈˌōvərˈ(h)welmiNGlē
To a very great degree or with a great majority.
the country voted overwhelmingly for independence
as submodifier the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive
Example sentencesExamples
- He had undertaken a Titanic revolt against an overwhelmingly strong opponent.
- Government departments offered their workers terrible pay offers last year, which were overwhelmingly rejected.
- And so far, the main beneficiaries (and overwhelmingly so) are women.
- In the latter period, forecasts have been overwhelmingly too pessimistic.
- The cultural benefits are, however, overwhelmingly heartening.
- Voters in Lafayette, Louisiana, overwhelmingly approved a plan for a city-owned fiber optic network.
- Versions of the bill had already overwhelmingly passed both houses of Congress.
- Respondents overwhelmingly preferred face-to-face interaction with the professor followed by email contact.
- Opinion among farmers and the public is overwhelmingly opposed to the introduction of GM seeds.
- In fact, the perspectives are overwhelmingly critical; any implication otherwise is preposterous.