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overpowering

adjectif C1
  1. That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
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Dans la bibliothèque

It must, as you say, have been an overpowering necessity which tore him away in such a fashion, and the same necessity is likely to hold him away.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 104 · C1
The united efforts of his two unfeeling sisters, and of his overpowering friend, assisted by the attractions of Miss Darcy and the amusements of London, might be too much, she feared, for the strength of his attachment.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 151 · B2
An overpowering sadness took possession of the young man, his hands relaxed their hold, the objects in the room gradually lost their form and color, and his disturbed vision seemed to perceive doors and curtains open in the wall.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1099 · C1

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