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overearnestly

overearnestly adverb: in an overearnest manner.

Adverb

overearnestly (comparative more overearnestly, superlative most overearnestly)

  1. In an overearnest manner.
    • At the other extreme, last year's Mordecai Richler: Leaving St. Urbain by Reinhold Kramer focused (rather overearnestly) on Richler's writing itself.2009 April 26, Nathan Whitlock, “Few laughs to be found in dour life of Mordecai”, in Toronto Star

Forms of overearnestly

comparativemore overearnestly
superlativemost overearnestly

Origin of overearnestly

From overearnest + -ly.

Questions about overearnestly

What does overearnestly mean?
Overearnestly means in an overearnest manner.
What part of speech is overearnestly?
Overearnestly is an adverb.

Words near overearnestly in the dictionary

  1. overdying
  2. overeager
  3. overeagerly
  4. overeagerness
  5. overearnest
  6. overearnestly
  7. overearnestness
  8. overeasily
  9. overeasiness
  10. overeasy
  11. overeat

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