Meaning

3 senses
  1. (obsolete)Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.

  2. (obsolete)Having a sense of superiority, haughty.

  3. (obsolete)Excessive; too great.

Examples

104 sentences
  1. Tom didn't seem overly concerned.

    Том не здавався занадто занепокоєним. — deniko

  2. I'm not overly concerned about that.

  3. I think Tom is overly optimistic.

  4. Being overly generous is his greatest fault.

    ruЧрезмерное великодушие — его величайший недостаток. — sharptoothed

    deÜbermäßig großzügig zu sein ist sein größter Fehler. — Esperantostern

  5. I think that Tom is overly optimistic.

Forms

more overly, most overly
Comparativemore overly Lesson
Superlativemost overly Lesson

regular

Word family

1 related words
Derivedoverliness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
overly — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto