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[ oh-ver-lee ] / ˈoʊ vər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overly ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbexcessively; too: a voyage not overly dangerous. Origin of overlybefore 1050; Middle English; Old English oferlīce.See over, -ly SYNONYMS FOR overlyneedlessy, immoderately, inordinately. SEE SYNONYMS FOR overly ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby overlyoverload, overlong, overlook, overlooker, overlord, overly, overman, overmantel, overmaster, overmatch, overmatter Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overlyHopefully not overly close, but we talk about it in the episode how similar it is. ‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS|Marlow Stern|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST Third parties in turn quibbled with his accounts, and he was irritated, but not overly so. I Tried to Warn You About Sleazy Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in 2003|Vicky Ward|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST “This is not about saving Christmas from the secularists, but rather from overly conscientious Christians,” Wilson writes. Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians)|Brandy Zadrozny|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST Suu Kyi also said at a press conference last Wednesday that the U.S. “has been overly optimistic about the reform process.” Hope and Change? Burma Kills a Journalist Before Obama Arrives|Joshua Carroll|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
To call them mediocre, uninspiring, and stale would be overly generous. Latinos Aren’t a ‘Cheap Date’ for Democrats Anymore|Ruben Navarrette Jr.|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST I reckon we hain't keerin' overly much what other folks thinks. A Pagan of the Hills|Charles Neville Buck Cassion sat silent, not overly pleased with my reply, but De Baugis smiled grimly. Beyond the Frontier|Randall Parrish She was not well and her mind did not appear to be overly bright. Dave Porter and the Runaways|Edward Stratemeyer For it was but little better than five feet in stature and not overly broad. Old Judge Priest|Irvin S. Cobb He didn't care particularly for Novak, nor was he overly concerned by what might happen to him. Vulcan's Workshop|Harl Vincent
British Dictionary definitions for overlyCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overlyunduly, exceedingly, too, extremely, inordinately, immensely, ever, over, overmuch, immoderately, overfull, too-too |