overly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

overly in the PONS Dictionary

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He does not approve of the relationship because he is overly protective of his daughter.
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He is portrayed as a pedantic man who loves to use elaborate scientific terminology but is not overly concerned with his patients' actual health.
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She is also overly protective of her son and controls him strictly.
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Rule 403 bars evidence that is relevant, but overly prejudicial.
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His career after then was less spectacular, and he had a propensity for hiding away and concentrating on composition without seeming overly concerned with performance.
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She does not present as somebody who is overly interested in taking care of a young child.
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Press reports criticized the move as overly political and aggressive, particularly as it affected ongoing trials.
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In the latter case this happens because the air-fuel mixture becomes overly rich and prevents the engine of running faster.
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The techniques they used were all authorized, but the manner in which they applied them was overly aggressive.
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Yang's proposal drew much debate, although it was ultimately rejected on the account that it was overly radical of a change to the examination system.
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