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[ oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee ] / oʊˈvɜrt li, ˈoʊ vɜrt li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overtly ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of overtlyMiddle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at overt, -ly Words nearby overtlyoverthrust, overthrust belt, overtime, overtire, overtired, overtly, overtone, overtop, overtopping, overtrade, overtrick Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overtlyA junta can do it, using their military power to overtly or covertly control decisions at the highest level. Valerie Jarrett, Obama Consigliere—and Democracy Killer|James Poulos|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST The United States government has been overtly training and funding Georgian troops for more than a decade. The Secret Life of an ISIS Warlord|Will Cathcart, Vazha Tavberidze, Nino Burchuladze|October 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST Because that conceit was straight/gay vs straight/straight, I could do a lot of overtly straight humor and it would be acceptable. Oscars Host Neil Patrick Harris on His Best and Worst Emcee Moments (VIDEO)|Neil Patrick Harris|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST You cannot perform or externalize your vanity as overtly as Bieber did without again emphasizing to the world you are a jerk. Justin Bieber's Abs Cannot Save Him|Tim Teeman|September 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The artists who are doing these first programs, a lot of them were overtly excited about it. How Questlove Is Bringing Music Back to Television|Kevin Fallon|July 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST Why is he quietly sitting there in Mekstrom hide while he is overtly grieving over the painful death of his fellow man? Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith He regretted having entered the place so overtly, he regretted having shown a light. We will not follow the commissioners through their various attempts, overtly and covertly, to forward the object of their mission. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving The idea of co-ordination is so cardinal a one that it should be expressed not by implication but overtly. Herbert Spencer|J. Arthur Thomson It illustrates another side of Maupassant's pessimism—the overtly, but for the most part quietly, tragic. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2|George Saintsbury
Words related to overtlycertainly, plainly, undoubtedly, obviously, openly, definitely, surely, distinctly, precisely, apparently, evidently, positively, seemingly, officially, clearly, honestly, manifestly, patently, acutely, decidedly |