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Meanings of overly in English
Portuguese
de forma excessiva Synonyms
Examples for "too"
Examples for "too"
1
However, Evans said the opportunity was simply too good to turn down.
2
The moment was too good; I wasn't quite ready to leave yet.
3
Eve has great power that she is far too young to understand.
4
It is far too easy to blame 'special events' for curbing growth.
5
IPAs, in my opinion, have gone way too far in recent years.
1
But Tsipras mishandled negotiations particularly badly by taking an excessively confrontational approach.
2
However, the constraints on him were not excessively severe at the time.
3
This is a positive reshaping of the previously excessively negative unionist case.
4
The mother was in excessively poor condition at the birth of Annie.
5
Wine is bad when excessively indulged in; so is every good thing.
1
He's agreeable to a fault, to be sure, but that's the problem.
2
You could become responsible to a fault rather than to a fullness.
3
Despite her wealth of knowledge, Sister Beatrice was gracious to a fault.
4
She was meticulously organized, dependable to a fault, and always on time.
5
Most of all, she is scrupulously polite, friendly almost to a fault.
Usage of overly in English
1
Europe without a way forward may reverse an overly merry first quarter.
2
I think it will overly focus power, and really undermine representative democracy.
3
It's overly simplistic, of course, but works well enough in dramatic terms.
4
Of the three hotels in Littleburg, the cheapest was not overly particular.
5
I'm going after him.' Bryant didn't look overly keen on the idea.
6
I have yet to find a way to change this overly-cautious feature.
7
Be warned: some minor problems won't be helped by overly controlling methods!
8
So, we will continue to set principles here without being overly prescriptive.
9
The overly long tolerance for Craig Thomson despite serious allegations against him.
10
Right now, electric vehicles are relatively large, incredibly heavy and overly expensive.
11
Activists worry that Sessions' definition of a criminal may be overly broad.
12
But this view may prove to be overly simplistic, although not wrong.
13
One UBS adviser said he was not overly concerned about being excluded.
14
In some cases, their actions may turn out to be overly hasty.
15
They see it as you being overly sensitive to necessary security procedures.
16
Perhaps someone who is usually flexible will come across as overly controlling.
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Overly through the time
Overly across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
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Ireland
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