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that awaited our return.
overwhelming
adj. 1 overpowering, uncontrollable, irresistible, devastating,
unendurable, unbearable, crushing, burdensome, formidable: He
had an overwhelming sense of shame for what he had said. 2
awesome, awe-inspiring, stupefying, astounding, astonishing,
staggering, bewildering, mind-shattering, prodigious,
mind-boggling, Colloq mind-blowing: When I first went to live
in London, I found its sheer size totally overwhelming.
overwork v. 1 overexert, overstrain, overburden, oppress, overtax,
overload, overuse: We were so overworked that the quality had
to suffer. 2 slave (away), burn the midnight oil, lucubrate:
She insisted on overworking in order to get the project finished
on time.
--n. 3 overexertion, overstrain, strain: I was ready to drop
from overwork.
overwrought
adj. 1 tense, nervous, jittery, jumpy, fidgety, touchy, in a
dither or twitter, all a-twitter, overexcited, on edge,
over-stimulated, frantic, frenetic, distracted, Brit strung up,
US strung out, Colloq (all) worked up, edgy, in a tizzy, wound
up, uptight: They were quite overwrought worrying about the
children's safety. 2 overworked, ornate, elaborate, baroque,
rococo, florid, flowery, fussy, ostentatious, busy, gaudy,
garish: Some of the Victorian houses were characterized by
overwrought gingerbread decoration. A few of his poems are
overwrought and difficult to digest.
15.19 owe...
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v. 1 be in debt to, be indebted to, be beholden to: It must be
a good feeling not to owe anyone any money at all. 2 owing to.
because of, on account of, thanks to; through, as a result of,
resulting from, Colloq due to: Owing to my schedule, I cannot
stay the night. The higher tides are owing to the positions of
the sun and moon.