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What (who) is overly - definition
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Overly
·adj Excessive; too much.
II. Overly ·adv In an overly manner.
III. Overly ·adj Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
overly
¦ adverb excessively.
overly
Overly means more than is normal, necessary, or reasonable.
Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.
= excessively
ADV: ADV adj/adv/-ed
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List of English words with disputed usage
Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious among writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English, and academic linguists point out that they are accepted by many listeners. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker sound uneducated or illiterate, in other circles the more standard or more traditional usage may make the speaker sound stilted or pretentious.
For a list of disputes more complicated than the usage of a single word or phrase, see English usage controversies.
Examples of use of overly
1. "She was so overly satisfied that day, so overly confident and full of jubilance," Awan said.
2. They‘re overly fair to him, overly cautious." Milosevic does not formally acknowledge the authority of the court.
3. "U.S. and Dutch drug policies are often portrayed as a caricature of overly punitive policies vs. overly permissive.
4. "The U.N. by contrast is sterile, overly concerned with protocol, overly formal, filled with set–piece speeches.
5. And Clinton could use boldness on Social Security to combat her image as an overly careful, overly poll–driven calculator.