overly

[oh-ver-lee]

adverb

1. excessively; too.

   a voyage not overly dangerous.

   Synonyms: inordinately, immoderately

overly

/ ˈəʊvəlɪ /

adverb

1. too; excessively

Word History and Origins

Origin of overly¹

before 1050; Middle English; Old English oferlīce. See over, -ly

Example Sentences

Aged in stainless steel and neutral oak, it’s dry and well-balanced, with a bright but not overly assertive acidity, deft minerality and pleasingly delicate persistence in the mouth.

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The major gag is a tediously extended bit about how Nick and Judy, after undergoing partners’ therapy, have trained themselves to speak in the roundabout, exquisitely sensitive language of the overly counseled.

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If ever the Shakespearean warning about those who “doth protest too much” seemed apt, Skandalakis’ overly long preface to his motion surely qualifies.

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Pope Francis was seen as a visionary but one who was not overly worried about creating consensus, leaving behind a somewhat divided Church.

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But it might be overly optimistic to think we are near the end.

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Related Words

• exceedingly 
• extremely 
• immensely 
• inordinately 
• too 
• unduly 
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