overly

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In it he can be heard shouting to one overly enthusiastic fighter, who is firing at junta positions, "save your bullets, easy, easy!"

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

In another exchange, Tsurui expressed frustration with a colleague who had offered what he thought was an overly optimistic timetable for installing new plate readers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Even when pressed on the potential impact of a "quagmire" scenario in the Gulf that would curtail oil and jet fuel exports for several more months, executives did not appear overly alarmed.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

But it’s possible to become overly fixated on audits, Sepp said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Hadn’t Grandfather been overly concerned about the crop this year?

From "Stone Fox" by John Reynolds Gardiner