Added 9 October 2026
overly
adverb
adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about overly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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To an excessive degree.
Parents can be overly protective of their children.
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To a high degree; very.
I'm not overly enthusiastic about meeting him.
- Superficially.
adjective
- Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
- Having a sense of superiority, haughty.
- Excessive; too great.
Origin
From over + -ly (adverbial suffix).
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