whelmed

American  

[welmd, hwelmd] / wɛlmd, ʰwɛlmd /

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of whelm.

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Etymology

Origin of whelmed

whelm ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the past tense; whelm ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the past participle

Example Sentences

She’s walking through the school quadrangle, ruminating on whether one “can ever just be whelmed”.

From The Guardian

Brooks, who made the films The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein, said before the ceremony: “I am not overwhelmed, but I am definitely whelmed by this singular honour.”

From The Guardian

I want to feel immersed in the action, not underwhelmed or simply whelmed, but overwhelmed.

From Time

Even some critics of the name were under­whelmed by the announcement.

From Washington Post

Your advice would result in doctors being over whelmed with requests for toxic tests on all sorts of things. 

From Time