What does overly mean?
Definitions for overly
ˈoʊ vər liover·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word overly.
Princeton's WordNet
excessively, overly, to a fault, tooadverb
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
"too big"
GCIDE
overlyadverb
Excessively.
Wiktionary
overlyadverb
To an excessive degree.
Parents can be overly protective of their children.
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overly
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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 Dictionary
Overly
ō′vėr-li, adv. (coll.) excessively, too.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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 »
volery
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of overly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of overly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of overly in a Sentence
Certainly this was not welcome news, but I don't think it's a debacle either, in general, investors are not overly concerned by the news from Apple as a read through to technology or the market overall.
I’m not overly concerned because this is the first time ever, we’ve been coming down for 31 years, and we’ve never had any issues.
Piers Morgan's turning these briefings into a self-aggrandizing, self-justifying, overly defensive, politically partisan, almost like a rally to Piers Morgan -- almost like what's more important is winning the election in November.
Having a political opinion that's overly informed, it's like knowing how to dress, as opposed to being a child --' I like this,' i hear President Donald Trump talk and I'm like, I like the way it sounds, knowing that there's people who like me that don't like the way it sounds.
The statements about the Jones Act in the (former IMF economists') report are overly simplistic, completely one-sided, and just plain wrong.
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