Overly and Powerful

Overly

Overly adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.

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

Powerful

Powerful adverb - (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree.

Overly and powerful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overly" instead an adverb "Powerful".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Talking the Monster to Death Touma asks Fiamma of the Right why he had to go through all the theatrics of his overly complicated plan when he is already powerful enough to destroy the world.
  • Sure, he's powerful, but he's just a overly rambunctious skirt-chaser underneath all the muscle, right?
  • Real Life / Cool Plane The Hawker Typhoon proved to be not so great for air-to-air combat due to an overly thick wing section but saw plenty of success at ground-attack, helped by its powerful engine and armament fit.
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