Overtly and Straight

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Overtly adverb - In an overt manner.

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Straight and overtly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Straight" instead an adverb "Overtly".

Nearby Word: overt

Straight adverb - In a direct line or course.

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Overtly and straight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Overtly" instead an adverb "Straight".

Gender Flipped in But I'm a Cheerleader, when the most overtly butch girl there was the only one that was actually straight, but Mistaken for Gay.

Source: Camp Straight
It's also played straight by the Dominion as well, given that it espouses a distorted and overtly idealized version of 19th Century Americana crossed with elements of pre-industrial feudalism.

Source: Literature / Julian Comstock
One of Batman's less overtly harmful or homicidal criminals, to the extent that he's gone straight in the past.

Source: Just For Fun / Get a Stupid Answer

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