aplastante

adj. overwhelming, crushing; shattering; sharp

= overwhelming, overpowering, crushing.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.
Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.
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* de forma aplastante = overwhelmingly.