adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
ambitious
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Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious given the present circumstances.
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My goal at the moment is three times a week, perhaps overly ambitious .
optimistic
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But this must be a cautious and overly optimistic conclusion.
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And the media bought the overly optimistic pronouncements without questions.
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This account of science is indeed overly optimistic but at the same time limited.
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As it turns out, some of these dreams were overly optimistic .
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But even the most optimistic experts are not overly optimistic.
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Shugart was sued by Lerach the first time for supposedly expressing overly optimistic views to shareholders.
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Given that the quarterback will be 41 at the time, that prediction seems overly optimistic .
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Others said that that scenario might be overly optimistic .
sensitive
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Parents repeatedly describe their work-inhibited children as overly sensitive and threatened by disapproval.
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However; the defiant child also tends to have a little better postural control than the overly sensitive child.
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They are overly sensitive to threat and are fearful.
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Not all overly sensitive children have attentional problems.
■ VERB
become
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But then I had become overly enthusiastic.
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And the other parent, feeling deprived and jealous, often becomes overly punitiVe with the child.
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Rather than helping their children become more in-dependent, parents become overly involved and promote further dependence.
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But others say parents have become overly eager when it comes to teaching tots about technology.
concern
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As she expected, they were not overly concerned about her problem.
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The messages Tim received from his overly concerned parents were that he was not okay.
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It sounds like you are overly concerned about being branded as a corporate crier if you go to management.
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It is not that she is overly concerned with how Red perceives her.
seem
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Phases 2 and 3 seem overly ambitious given the present circumstances.
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Given that the quarterback will be 41 at the time, that prediction seems overly optimistic.
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The thought that some hapless youth might have their future career threatened by a drugs record for one joint seems overly Draconian.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I think you're being overly critical.
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We weren't overly impressed with the movie.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As a structural engineer, he draws conclusions about overly high chimneys, mortar quality, and roofing tiles.
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Care should be taken not to accept an overly conservative brief merely to pamper a difficult client.
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It may be overly cynical to suggest two things.
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It was the overly loquacious Lord Macaulay who called him the Smith of Smiths.
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Officials at the Big Four are not overly worried.
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Our two trucks, looking overly complex and vulnerable compared to our Neolithic surroundings, wait alongside the dusty track.
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Parents repeatedly describe their work-inhibited children as overly sensitive and threatened by disapproval.