Word Study
overly
CIDE DICTIONARY
overly, a.
- Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster]
- Excessive; too much. Coleridge. [1913 Webster]
overly, adv.
- In an overly manner. [1913 Webster]
- Excessively. [PJC]
THESAURUS
overly
damned, disproportionately, exceedingly, excessively, exorbitantly, extraordinarily, extremely, immensely, immoderately, inordinately, intemperately, outrageously, over, overfull, overmuch, overweeningly, too, too much, too-too, unconscionably, unduly, unreasonably, veryFor further exploring for "overly" in Webster Dictionary Online