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Overt vs Overly - What's the difference?

overt | overly |

As adjectives the difference between overt and overly

is that overt is open and not secret nor concealed while overly is (obsolete) careless; negligent; inattentive; superficial; not thorough.

As an adverb overly is

to an excessive degree.

overt

English

(wikipedia overt)

Adjective

(-)
  • Open and not secret nor concealed.

    • Derived terms

    * overtly * overtness

    Antonyms

    * covert * hidden

    Anagrams

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    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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