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overly

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over + -ly

Adverb

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Positive
overly

Comparative
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Superlative
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  1. If someone or something is overly sensitive, critical, large, etc., they are more so than appropriate.
    Parents can be overly protective of their children.
  2. If someone or something is not overly concerned, bright, fond etc., they are not very much so.
    I'm not overly fond of children.