Definitions for overly
ˈoʊ vər liover·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. excessively, overly, to a fault, tooadverb

   to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

   "too big"

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1. overlyadverb

   Excessively.

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1. overlyadverb

   To an excessive degree.

   Parents can be overly protective of their children.

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1. overly

   Some English words are often used in ways that are contentious among writers on usage and prescriptive commentators. The contentious usages are especially common in spoken English, and academic linguists point out that they are accepted by many listeners. While in some circles the usages below may make the speaker sound uneducated or illiterate, in other circles the more standard or more traditional usage may make the speaker sound stilted or pretentious. For a list of disputes more complicated than the usage of a single word or phrase, see English usage controversies.

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1. overly

   Overly refers to being excessive, too much, or going beyond what is considered normal or necessary. It implies surpassing a reasonable or acceptable limit.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overly

   ō′vėr-li, adv. (coll.) excessively, too.

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1. OVERLY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Overly is ranked #13746 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Overly surname appeared 2,201 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Overly.
   
   92.6% or 2,039 total occurrences were White.
   2% or 45 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.7% or 38 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.6% or 37 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.6% or 36 total occurrences were Black.
   0.2% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for overly »

1. volery

How to pronounce overly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say overly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of overly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of overly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of overly in a Sentence

1. President Bill Clinton:

   The President isn't going to have to run for office again and wasn't being overly careful with maintaining support in places like Florida, where the Cuban vote is pivotal.

2. Nicole Saphier:

   There is a balance between being overly cautious and negligent, when it comes to young children, especially those under 12 years old, the benefit of wearing masks no longer outweighs the risks posed with prolonged mask-wearing in children when community transmission levels are low and there are high levels of immunity (vaccine and natural).

3. California Rory McIlroy:

   It's a real treat when you come to a golf course like this where it's not overly long, you don't have to really bomb it off the tee, but it's real strategic, it's a real thinker's golf course and it's a real treat to play something like this because we don't get to play them that often anymore.

4. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans:

   In this setting, the federal funds rate does not need to be increased as much above its neutral setting as in the past when trend inflation needed to be taken down several notches, gradual policy increases in this context make sense—certainly as a way to limit the damage if policy ever actually becomes overly tight too soon.

5. Laurence Sterne:

   People who overly take care of their health are like misers. They hoard up a treasure which they never enjoy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=overly
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=overly
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=overly
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html