overriding, paramount, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating
(adjective) having superior power and influence; “the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overriding
present participle of override
overriding (plural overridings)
The act or process by which something is overridden.
overriding (comparative more overriding, superlative most overriding)
Superior, of supreme importance in the case.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*ride", v. t. [imp. Overrode; p. p. Overridden, Overrode, Overrid (; p. pr. & vb. n. Overriding.] Etym: [AS. offeridan.]
1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down. The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart. Chaucer.
2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
3. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.] I overrode him on the way. Shak.
4. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
