Efficiently
Efficiently adverb - With efficiency; in an efficient manner.
Overly and efficiently are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Overly" instead an adverb "Efficiently".
Nearby Words: efficient, efficiency
Overly
Overly adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
Efficiently and overly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Efficiently" instead an adverb "Overly".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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They make decisions efficiently; they push their emotions aside, and so their decisions are not overly affected by them.
Source: Nerves of Steel
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