overtly
[oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee]
- openly; publicly.
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Origin of overtly
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Examples from the Web for overtly
Contemporary Examples
A junta can do it, using their military power to overtly or covertly control decisions at the highest level.
The United States government has been overtly training and funding Georgian troops for more than a decade.
Because that conceit was straight/gay vs straight/straight, I could do a lot of overtly straight humor and it would be acceptable.
Oscars Host Neil Patrick Harris on His Best and Worst Emcee Moments (VIDEO)Neil Patrick Harris
October 15, 2014
You cannot perform or externalize your vanity as overtly as Bieber did without again emphasizing to the world you are a jerk.
The artists who are doing these first programs, a lot of them were overtly excited about it.
Historical Examples
Do you imagine that he is overtly opposed to the annexation?
The Ordeal of Mark TwainVan Wyck Brooks
This was the first time he had ever overtly spoken of the theatre in his mother's presence.
The RegentE. Arnold Bennett
He waved his hand, and this time quite definitely and overtly wafted a kiss in her direction.
Mortal CoilsAldous Huxley
The Germans ate in a room by themselves, so that the obnoxious element was not present overtly at the general table d'hte.
Camps, Quarters and Casual PlacesArchibald Forbes
It illustrates another side of Maupassant's pessimism—the overtly, but for the most part quietly, tragic.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2George Saintsbury
Word Origin and History for overtly
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper