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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits;
- Example: "too big"
[syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Overly \O"ver*ly\, a.
   1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not
      thorough. [Archaic] --Bp. Hall.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Excessive; too much. [R.] --Coleridge.
      [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

overly \o"ver*ly\, adv.
   1. In an overly manner. [Archaic]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Excessively.
      [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

overly
    adv 1: to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits; "too big"
           [syn: excessively, overly, to a fault, too]