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Thesaurus: overly

Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.

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  1. a. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
  2. a. Excessive; too much.
  3. adv. In an overly manner.
  4. adv. to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
  5. 1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough. [Archaic] Bp. Hall. 2. Excessive; too much. [R.] Coleridge. In an overly manner. [Archaic]
  6. In an overly manner. [Archaic]
  7. r:100 r to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits