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:

Supporters of the claim that many judges had overstepped their authority, and that overly strict standards made it very difficult to end court intervention.
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.
For several of the organizations, these roles represented a dramatic reversal from past years, when security personnel were viewed as rigid, sometimes overly protective enforcers who often did not adequately consider the effect of security controls on business operations.
In a like manner, my friends may suspect I am suffering from some Hungarian Refugee Syndrome, which makes me overly sensitive to perfectly reasonable intrusions by the state.
The above markers that contribute to these marker pairs are linked indicating that the Bonferroni correction may be overly conservative.