as in too
beyond a normal or acceptable limit
there's no need to be overly careful about the rough draft, since we'll polish it afterwards
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Recent Examples of overly
The texture here is like a traditional cream; not overly rich, nor notably silky or tacky.
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
Though some reviews have praised Zegler's performance and the attempt to modernize the classic film, others perceived it as overly political and failing to capture the magic of the original.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Though its satire is sharp and its witty insights frequent, the show isn't overly interested in the timeliness of its themes, and doesn't milk the current political noise and pain for longer applause.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
While the noise cancellation is mid (but acceptable) our big complaint in our review was about the overly expensive price.
—John Mihaly, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
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Kiana Murden, Vogue, 25 Mar. 2025
Though some reviews have praised Zegler's performance and the attempt to modernize the classic film, others perceived it as overly political and failing to capture the magic of the original.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
Though its satire is sharp and its witty insights frequent, the show isn't overly interested in the timeliness of its themes, and doesn't milk the current political noise and pain for longer applause.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
While the noise cancellation is mid (but acceptable) our big complaint in our review was about the overly expensive price.
—John Mihaly, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overly
Adverb
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In the first episode, Lochlan watches Saxon undress and stares a little too long at him naked.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Before his death a few years ago, McKay unearthed lots of other important connections, too, many involving groups.—
Leila Sloman,
WIRED,
23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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The market was unduly harsh to software companies with big cash flow but also high price-to earnings ratios.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
4 Feb. 2025
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Key hair artist and hair department head, Frédérique Arguello, has been saying publicly that she was unduly passed over for Scarselli, her assistant, who took over as a key hair artist for 15 days at the end of the shoot, notably on Elizabeth’s and Sue’s (Margaret Qualley) final form.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Their lack of depth was evident against this extremely deep Gators squad.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2025
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Deion Sanders at one point played for the Dallas Cowboys, which would make an extremely fascinating story, and has even been rumored in the past as a potential NFL head coach.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overly. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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