In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
OVERWHELMING
consuming, overwhelming
(adjective) very strong; urgently felt; “politics is his consuming passion”; “overwhelming joy”
overpowering, overwhelming
(adjective) so strong as to be irresistible; “an overpowering need for solitude”; “the temptation to despair may become overwhelming”; “an overwhelming majority”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
overwhelming
present participle of overwhelm
Adjective
overwhelming (comparative more overwhelming, superlative most overwhelming)
Overpowering, staggering, or irresistibly strong.
Very great or intense.
Extreme.
Antonyms
• underwhelming
Noun
overwhelming (plural overwhelmings)
A situation of being overwhelmed.
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*whelm"ing, a.
Definition: Overpowering; irresistible.
– O`ver*whelm"ing*ly, adv.
OVERWHELM
O`ver*whelm", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Overwhelmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Overwhelming.]
1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly. The sea overwhelmed their enemies. Ps. lxxviii. 53. Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath overwhelmed me. Ps. lv. 5. Foul deeds will rise, Though all the earth o'erwhelm them. Shak. Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen, All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. Milton.
2. To project or impend over threateningly. His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight. Shak.
3. To cause to surround, to cover. Papin.
O"ver*whelm`
Definition: , n. The act of overwhelming. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 May 2025
AMATORY
(adjective) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; “her amatory affairs”; “amorous glances”; “a romantic adventure”; “a romantic moonlight ride”
Coffee Trivia
