overly

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English

Definitions

adjective

Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
Having a sense of superiority, haughty.
Excessive; too great.

adverb

To an excessive degree.“Parents can be overly protective of their children.”
Superficially.
Carelessly, without due attention.
With a sense of superiority, haughtily.

Related words

Synonyms

excessively too exaggeratedly excessive exorbitantly inordinately intensely extremely exceedingly abundantly amazingly heavily majorly extraordinarily much highly

Associated

simplistic optimistic pessimistic melodramatic sentimental reliant cautious restrictive ambitious aggressive confident generous

Rhymes

drove early over early overley

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