overtly

[ oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee ]

adverb

1. openly; publicly.

Word History and Origins

Origin of overtly¹

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; overt, -ly

Example Sentences

This was a period in which Tanton himself was veering in an increasingly extremist and overtly racist direction.

From Salon

“Hegseth is undoubtedly the least qualified nominee for SecDef in American history,” Paul Rieckhoff, founder of Independent Veterans of America, said on X. “And the most overtly political. Brace yourself, America.”

From Los Angeles Times

Wittich has been less overtly controversial in his role, but there has remained an underlying discontent within teams and drivers about the management of FIA race control.

From BBC

He made overtly sexist and racist appeals, continually attacking Harris as low-IQ and repeating lies about Haitian immigrants stealing pets so they could eat them.

From Los Angeles Times

Still, after months upon months of overtly seeking out any possible justification for declaring Arizona’s election results to be falsified, the Ninjas ultimately found … no evidence whatsoever.

From Salon

Related Words

• apparently
• certainly
• definitely
• distinctly
• evidently
• obviously
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• precisely
• seemingly
• surely
• undoubtedly