overwhelming

[ oh-ver-hwel-ming, -wel- ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈʰwɛl mɪŋ, -ˈwɛl- /

that overwhelms; overpowering: The temptation to despair may become overwhelming.

so great as to render resistance or opposition useless: an overwhelming majority.

Origin of overwhelming

First recorded in 1565–75; overwhelm + -ing²

o·ver·whelm·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·whelm·ing·ness, noun

According to the video, the response was overwhelmingly positive.

Pot-Smoking Grannies, Jimmy Fallon Covers U2, and More Viral Videos |The Daily Beast Video |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is also overwhelmingly pro-regime, and since the start of Syrian unrest the region has become a hotbed of pro-Assad activity.

Welcome to Assadville, USA |Christopher Moraff |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Paid sick leave, personhood, you name it, all of them went in the progressive direction, most of them by overwhelmingly margins.

One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA |Cliff Schecter |November 10, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, the stock market is booming but overwhelmingly Americans are unhappy with their economic situation—and for good reason.

Voters Remind D.C. That the Economy Still Sucks |Stuart Stevens |November 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

And Americans overwhelmingly support eliminating mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.

Why Isn’t Prison Justice on the Ballot This Tuesday? |Inimai Chettiar, Abigail Finkelman |November 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
All at once the truth flashed upon Ingrid so crushingly and overwhelmingly that she could have screamed.

From a Swedish Homestead |Selma Lagerlf
Babbitt had uneasily felt that to many men she might be alluring; now he admitted that to himself she was overwhelmingly alluring.

Babbitt |Sinclair Lewis
But the rose-petal face and the big eyes were overwhelmingly present to her consciousness.

Jewel Weed |Alice Ames Winter
With boys the preponderance of influence is overwhelmingly on the side of an active, positive life.

A New Atmosphere |Gail Hamilton
The political literature of the time is overwhelmingly against William.

Blood and Iron |John Hubert Greusel

overwhelming

/ (ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmɪŋ) /

overpowering in effect, number, or force

overwhelmingly, adverb