Overly

Quick meaning: Overly is an adverb meaning (sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.

Meaning

(sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.

More Meanings

1. (usually negative) To a high degree; very.
2. (obsolete) Superficially.
3. (obsolete) Carelessly, without due attention.
4. (obsolete) With a sense of superiority, haughtily.
5. (obsolete) Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
6. (obsolete) Having a sense of superiority, haughty.
7. (obsolete) Excessive; too great.

Example Sentences

I'm not overly enthusiastic about meeting him.

Parents can be overly protective of their children.

Your race is overly sentimental; it distorts your judgment.

This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.

Synonyms for overly

Depending on context, synonyms include too, excessively, superfluously.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include excessively, too, exaggeratedly, excessive, exorbitantly, inordinately.

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