Extremely and Overly

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Extremely

Extremely adverb - To a great degree.

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Overly is a synonym for extremely in greatly topic. In some cases you can use "Overly" instead the word "Extremely" as an adverb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: extreme, extremity, extremeness, extremal

Overly

Overly adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.

Usage example: there's no need to be overly careful about the rough draft, since we'll polish it afterwards

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Extremely is a synonym for overly in too topic. You can use "Extremely" instead the word "Overly" as an adverb or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as excessively.

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The overly standardized and extremely well-known Turian strategies are worse than useless against NEF forces and at best serve only to bleed the Turians faster.

Source: Fan Fic / Mythos Effect
Tombstone could get overly aggressive in the ring, which occasionally come back to bite it in the ass due to its extremely powerful spinning blade.

Source: Series / BattleBots
Thomas (a deputy in the sheriff's department) is meek, submissive, overly eager to please, gets along very well with York, and is extremely domestic.

Source: Sibling Yin-Yang

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