Overly vs. Overtly — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Overly and Overtly
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Definitions
Overly➦
To an excessive degree
Overly protective.
Overtly➦
Open and observable; not hidden, concealed, or secret
Overt hostility.
Overt intelligence gathering.
Overly➦
To an excessive degree.
Parents can be overly protective of their children.
Overtly➦
Of, relating to, or being military or intelligence operations sanctioned or mandated by Congress
Overt aid to the rebels.
Overly➦
(obsolete) Superficially.
Overtly➦
In an overt manner; publicly; openly.
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Overly➦
(obsolete) Carelessly, without due attention.
Overtly➦
Publicly; openly.
Overly➦
(obsolete) With a sense of superiority, haughtily.
Overtly➦
In an overt manner;
He did it overtly
Overly➦
(obsolete) Superficial; not thorough; careless, negligent, inattentive.
Overly➦
(obsolete) Having a sense of superiority, haughty.
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Overly➦
(obsolete) Excessive; too great.
Overly➦
Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
Overly➦
Excessive; too much.
Overly➦
In an overly manner.
Overly➦
Excessively.
Overly➦
To an excessive degree;
Too big