Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb To an excessive degree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Superficially.
- Excessively; too much; too: used independently instead of the usual over- in composition: as, not overly good; overly particular.
- Outside: superficial; negligent; inattentive; casual.
- Excessive; too much.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Archaic Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
- adjective rare Excessive; too much.
- adverb Archaic In an overly manner.
- adverb Excessively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb To an
excessive degree .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
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Examples
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Numerous insurers have obtained permission from home-state regulators to deviate from what they term overly conservative rules.
Fitch Cuts Ratings on Principal, Genworth Life Insurance Units 2009
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Mr. Christie repeatedly uses the example of his own health-care package, which he calls overly generous, as an example of why public employees need to pay more for their health care.
Christie Attacks Double Dipping Lisa Fleisher 2011
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Piyush Tiwari, who works in finance for American Express, escaped what he called his overly air-conditioned office for a 15-minute break.
Record-High Heat Scorches Region Erica Orden 2011
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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The PAC also criticized the bowls for what it called overly generous perks, citing the $750,000 in travel expenses for the Orange Bowl in 2009 and the Sugar Bowl's $200,000 in "gifts and bonuses" in 2008; and "frivolous" use of funds, such as the Orange Bowl spending more than $1 million in entertaining and catering in 2009, and the Fiesta Bowl shelling out nearly $400,000 for its "Fiesta Frolic" golf retreat in 2009.
Do College Football Bowl Games Violate Their Tax-Exempt Status? 2010
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Telstra executives have been critical of what they described as overly onerous government regulations.
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