overly
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of overly
before 1050; Middle English; Old English oferlīce. See over, -ly
Example Sentences
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Even before the complaints of customer-service problems, cardholders said the rewards structure on the revamped Bilt cards was overly complicated.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Providers say the regulator is now overly responsive to safeguarding alerts, or notifications, which then trigger inspections.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
This, of course, is an example of a Rube Goldberg machine—an overly complex mechanism that performs a simple task.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
AI’s tendency to overly agree with users was confirmed by a study published recently in the journal “Science.”
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
He smiles and jokes, but there’s this depressed, big ego, this overly sensitive thing that is nothing like Will.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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