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Synonyms for overly

  • adverb

Most common

to a fault excessively superfluously

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Adverb

1. Excessively — to an excessive degree

too, excessively, to a fault, superfluously

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    To an excessive degree.

    Parents can be overly protective of their children.

Example sentences

  • excessively I'm excessively busy and don't have time for you.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overlyrising
excessivelysteady
superfluouslysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
too1
11 letters
excessively4
13 letters
superfluously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excessively4 = 4 syllables).