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overpoweringly adverb uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈpaʊə.rɪŋ.li/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈpaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ.li/ in a way that is too strong to stop or resist: The overpoweringly fragrant shop stocks just about every spice you can imagine. For many of the people who came to see the show, it was an overpoweringly emotional experience. I brushed my teeth, but the toothpaste tasted overpoweringly strong. There was an overpoweringly strong odour of tobacco smoke in the room. The music was intense, sometimes overpoweringly so. The author captures the overpoweringly intense feelings of adolescence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Physically strong and powerful (as) tough as old bootsidiom beefy billy-o brute brute forcephrase bulletproof indestructible indestructibly industrial-strength intensely invincible ruggedly shatterproof shockproof sinewy souped-up stalwart violent washboard stomach with a vengeanceidiom
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