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overly

[oh-ver-lee]

adverb

  1. excessively; too.

    a voyage not overly dangerous.

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overly

/ ˈəʊəɪ /

adverb

  1. too; excessively

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of overly1

before 1050; Middle English; Old English Ǵڱī. See over, -ly
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But trying to inauthentically manage the situation and making things look overly staged could backfire and the "narrative of a feud will become permanently baked in".

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Unknown millennia later, you’ll spot dried daisies on Lucy’s dresser, along with more exotic blossoms and puffs and powders that show how overly elaborate courtship has become.

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Initially doctors were not overly concerned and the family returned home.

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“Dangerous Animals” overly underlines its point that we shouldn’t be afraid of sharks — it’s the Tuckers who ought to keep us up at night — but Courtney never captures the unfathomable malice beneath the facial scruff.

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Because of that, it seems unlikely they’ll make overly aggressive moves on the trade market leading up to the July 31 deadline.

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