overly

[ oh-ver-lee ]

adverb

1. excessively; too:

   a voyage not overly dangerous.

   Synonyms: inordinately, immoderately

overly

/ ˈəʊvəlɪ /

adverb

1. too; excessively

Word History and Origins

Origin of overly¹

before 1050; Middle English; Old English oferlīce. See over, -ly

Example Sentences

They said they believe PNA5 dials back the microglia's overly active immune response and brings it closer to a normal state.

From Science Daily

In the live performance, the musicians collided with a soundtrack of overly amplified spoken voices and environmental sounds.

From Los Angeles Times

"She told me she wasn’t overly surprised," he added.

From BBC

As it turns out, using their geometry gives an overly large estimate of the human perception of differences between colors.

From Salon

Still, many are cautiously warning not to overly interpret the data to suggest that the country is in any way out of the woods with the overdose crisis.

From Salon

Related Words

• exceedingly
• extremely
• immensely
• inordinately
• too
• unduly
• very much