Definitions for overtly

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o•vertoʊˈvɜrt, ˈoʊ vɜrt(adj.)

  1. open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:

    overt hostility.

Origin of overt:

1275–1325; ME < OF, ptp. of ouvrir to open < VL *ōperīre, for L aperīre

o•vert′ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. overtly(adverb)

    in an overt manner

    "he did it overtly"

Wiktionary

  1. overtly(Adverb)

    In an overt manner; publicly; openly.


Translations for overtly

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

overtly(adverb)

not hidden or secret

overt opposition to a plan.

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