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overpowering
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
overpowering
(adjective)
overpower
(verb)
overpowering
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
pawɚrɪŋ/
adjective
overpowering
/ˌoʊvɚ
ˈ
pawɚrɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERPOWERING
[
more overpowering; most overpowering
]
:
very strong or powerful
an
overpowering
smell
an
overpowering
fastball
He has an
overpowering
personality.
I felt an
overpowering
urge to tell him what I really thought of him.
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