overtly
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of overtly
Example Sentences
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Bean Boat and Tote, gives it enough distance from overtly corporate American brands that international carriers can embrace it without feeling complicit, Davies said.
It’s a story of crusading feminism, but it’s not overtly political.
From Salon
Little overtly happens in these books, but their stories are about the psychic consequences of the characters’ captivity and both are enriched with extraordinary local details.
This imagery is underscored elsewhere in the show in works that overtly deal with the artist’s own health struggles and her cancer diagnosis.
Over recent months, though he has spoken out on some issues dear to him such as the dignity of migrants, he has certainly not been as overtly political as his predecessor could be.
From BBC
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