overly

IPA: ˈoʊvɝɫi

adjective

  • (obsolete) Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
  • (obsolete) Having a sense of superiority, haughty.
  • (obsolete) Excessive; too great.

adverb

  • (sometimes proscribed) To an excessive degree.
  • (obsolete) Superficially.
  • (obsolete) Carelessly, without due attention.
  • (obsolete) With a sense of superiority, haughtily.
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Examples of "overly" in Sentences

  • Telstra executives have been critical of what they described as overly onerous government regulations.
  • Numerous insurers have obtained permission from home-state regulators to deviate from what they term overly conservative rules.
  • Piyush Tiwari, who works in finance for American Express, escaped what he called his overly air-conditioned office for a 15-minute break.
  • Mr. Christie repeatedly uses the example of his own health-care package, which he calls overly generous, as an example of why public employees need to pay more for their health care.
  • The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.

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