Words similar to overly

Example sentences for: overly

How can you use “overly” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When a decision-maker is more conscious of costs than of benefits, he tends to make decisions that are overly conservative.
When markers are linked, as in many of our simulations, this correction is overly conservative.
The Washington Times ' Brooke Allen likes the book, but complains that Eberstadt's tone becomes "overly messianic": It sometimes reads like a "pitch against the National Endowment for the Arts."
Surely the nickname has stuck not only because of the metaphorical associations with librarians burrowing for answers, but also because the name sounds cute, personalizing what otherwise might seem to be the overly mechanical activity of finding answers to reference questions.
Well-written but not overly simplified presentation.