Definition of Overwhelmed

1. Verb. (past of overwhelm) ¹

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Definition of Overwhelmed

1. overwhelm [v] - See also: overwhelm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overwhelmed

overweighs
overweight
overweighted
overweighting
overweights
overwell
overwelled
overwelling
overwells
overwent
overwet
overwets
overwetted
overwetting
overwhelm
overwhelmed
overwhelmedness
overwhelmer
overwhelmers
overwhelming
overwhelmingly
overwhelmingness
overwhelms
overwhip
overwhipped
overwhipping
overwicked
overwide
overwidth
overwily

Literary usage of Overwhelmed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (1903)
"At the same time I was overwhelmed with large commissions ; among others, I had to supply all the ornaments of gold and ..."

2. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1887)
"of iron, till he was almost overwhelmed under a cloud of missile weapons and huge stones that were directed against his person. Аз he examined the exterior ..."

3. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"FRIEDRICH IS NOT TO BE Overwhelmed: THE SEVEN-YEARS WAR GRADUALLY ENDS. 25th April, 1760-15th February, 1763. CHAPTER I. FIFTH CAMPAIGN OPENS. ..."

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