Overly and Rarely

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Overly

Overly adverb - Beyond a normal or acceptable limit.
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Rarely and overly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rarely" instead an adverb "Overly".

Rarely

Rarely adverb - Not often.
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Overly and rarely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overly" instead an adverb "Rarely".
Nearby Words: rare, rarity, rareness

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  • Knight Of Cerebus / Western Animation While the other villains are comical and overly arrogant, Taurus Bulba is a crime boss of the Magnificent Bastard category who rarely acts comical or over-the-top.
    Source: Knight Of Cerebus / Western Animation
  • Video Game / Final Fantasy VIII Overly Long Fighting Animation: The Guardian Force summon animations are some of the longest in the series, leading to the most powerful summons (and not coincidentally, the ones with the longest summon time) being rarely used at all.
    Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy VIII
  • Series / The Borgias Anti-Hero: Rodrigo isn't overly malevolent; he rarely gives the order for an assassination, and seems to love his family, placing him somewhere around type IV.
    Source: Series / The Borgias
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