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overly::adverb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | excessively, to a fault, too |
Examples of overly
overly
That's one school that has not been overly concerned with Graves'5-foot-9 frame.
From the sacbee.com
She lived several hours away and was never overly affectionate or grandmotherly.
From the denverpost.com
Whitman, too, has said the state's school funding system is overly prescriptive.
From the sacbee.com
I worry that I may come across as overly sympathetic, or not sympathetic enough.
From the ocregister.com
Some guides feel overly-simple, others are clearly the product of hours of work.
From the techcrunch.com
Not an overly expensive repair, but take it into account when haggling on price.
From the au.news.yahoo.com
We've always been aware of the opposition but not become overly focused on them.
From the hepburnadvocate.com.au
Ratten did not need to say which full-forward they had been overly reliant upon.
From the canberratimes.com.au
This overly exposes them to external shocks such as the global financial crisis.
From the guardian.co.uk
- Excessively: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
- Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious between writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English. ...
- To an excessive degree
