overly

adjective

(obsolete) Excessive; too great.

(obsolete) Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

(obsolete) Having a sense of superiority, haughty.

adverb

(usually negative) To a high degree; very.

(sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.

(obsolete) Superficially.

(obsolete) Carelessly, without due attention.

(obsolete) With a sense of superiority, haughtily.

Synonyms for overly

excessivelyadv tooadv undulyadv inordinatelyadv immoderatelyadv overmuchn unreasonablyadv extremelyadv exceedinglyadv veryadv

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