Associations to the word «Overly»
Noun
Adjective
- Expansive
- Trusting
- Provocative
- Arrogant
- Proud
- Stressed
- Inside
- Jealous
- Authoritarian
- Competitive
- Inefficient
- Sympathetic
- Broad
- Superstitious
- Courageous
- Excited
- Dependent
- Contrived
- Muscular
- Satisfying
- Eager
- Inappropriate
- Familiar
- Skeptical
- Friendly
- Demanding
- Simplified
- Conservative
- Cheerful
- Lengthy
- Sounding
- Abusive
- Awkward
- Curious
- Annoying
- Stubborn
- Lavish
- Rotten
- Favorable
- Witty
- Negative
- Worrying
- Archaic
- Stylistic
- Theatrical
- Partisan
- Saturated
- Complex
- Elaborate
- Helpful
- Derivative
- Mischievous
- Passive
- Polished
- Competent
- Swift
- Abdominal
- Patriotic
- Heterogeneous
- Repetitive
- Powerful
- Limiting
- Unnecessary
- Serious
Adverb
Wiktionary
OVERLY, adverb. To an excessive degree.
OVERLY, adjective. (obsolete) Careless; negligent; inattentive; superficial; not thorough.
OVERLY, adjective. (obsolete) Excessive; too much.
Dictionary definition
OVERLY, adverb. To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big".
Wise words
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of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
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