Adequately and Overly

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Adequately adverb - In a satisfactory way.

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Overly and adequately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overly" instead an adverb "Adequately".

Nearby Words: adequate, adequacy, adequation

Overly adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.

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Adequately and overly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Adequately" instead an adverb "Overly".

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