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Overly - What does it mean?

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is likely misspelled.


has no English definition.

As an adverb overly

is to an excessive degree.

As an adjective overly

is careless; negligent; inattentive; superficial; not thorough.

overly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • To an excessive degree.
    • Parents can be overly protective of their children.
  • *
    • This means, at times, long and perhaps overly discursive discussions of other taxa.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Careless; negligent; inattentive; superficial; not thorough.
    • (Bishop Hall)
  • (obsolete) Excessive; too much.
    • (Coleridge)

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    Not English

    has no English definition. It may be misspelled.