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overseriously

overseriously adverb: in an excessively serious way.

Adverb

overseriously (comparative more overseriously, superlative most overseriously)

  1. In an excessively serious way.

Forms of overseriously

comparativemore overseriously
superlativemost overseriously

Origin of overseriously

From overserious + -ly.

Questions about overseriously

What does overseriously mean?
Overseriously means in an excessively serious way.
What part of speech is overseriously?
Overseriously is an adverb.

Words near overseriously in the dictionary

  1. oversentimentalized
  2. oversentimentalizes
  3. oversentimentalizing
  4. oversentimentally
  5. overserious
  6. overseriously
  7. overseriousness
  8. overserve
  9. overserved
  10. overserves
  11. overservice

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