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Overly   /ˈoʊvərli/   Listen
Overly

adverb
1.
To a degree exceeding normal or proper limits.  Synonyms: excessively, to a fault, too.






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"Overly" Quotes from Famous Books



... good God A'mighty, 'pears to me we got the skeer shifted so the red man'll be the rabbit fer a while an' I wouldn't wonder," said Solomon, as he stood looking down at the scene. "He ain't a-goin' to like the look o' a pale face—not overly much. Them Injuns that got erway 'll never stop runnin' till they've reached ...
— In the Days of Poor Richard • Irving Bacheller

... about the sweat," said Doyle. "You could have wrung my shirt into a bucket, though it wasn't running did it, for I didn't run. It was the way she was looking at me. I'm not overly fond of Mr. Ford, and never was; but I don't know did ever I feel as sorry for any man as I did for him when she was looking ...
— General John Regan - 1913 • George A. Birmingham



Words linked to "Overly" :   to a fault



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