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
This year, the moon will be transiting the overly critical and meticulous sign of Virgo, which could have us all hyper-focused on the details.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Civil libertarians contend that that the police department has been overly aggressive in dealing with the crowd.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
These appliances help reduce the risk of detachment and leakage if the bag gets overly full.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead, use the products as instructed and keep an eye out for flaking, irritated, or overly tight feeling areas.
—Twiggy Jalloh, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 14 Feb. 2025
Civil libertarians contend that that the police department has been overly aggressive in dealing with the crowd.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
These appliances help reduce the risk of detachment and leakage if the bag gets overly full.
—Jamin Brahmbhatt, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
Instead, use the products as instructed and keep an eye out for flaking, irritated, or overly tight feeling areas.
—Twiggy Jalloh, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for overly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overly
Adverb
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These other popular word games are quite the challenge, too.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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In some locales like Bali, the trendy cafes and other businesses popular among foreigners are too expensive for locals who earn a daily minimum wage of about $10.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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But Gensler’s efforts were serially frustrated by court challenges, and the major Wall Street banks, despite their increasing concentration and ever-mounting exposure to risky derivatives, did not suffer unduly under the Biden regime.—
Andrew Cockburn,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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In the subsequent Curbed article, former employees described Sachs’ studio as hostile and unduly strict, and its leader as prone to using offensive language, as well as other eyebrow-raising practices that seemingly drew from his artistic preoccupation with political oppression.—
Angelica Villa,
ARTnews.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Freezing rain and sleet fell in Oklahoma and Arkansas, leaving roads extremely dangerous.—
Max Golembo,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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More:Measles continues to spread as Texas outbreak rises to 48 cases: Here's what to know Given that measles is extremely contagious and can cause severe complications including pneumonia and brain swelling, the drop in vaccination rates is concerning.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Overly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overly. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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