New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: overfly · overlay · overtly · overplay · orderly · overall · overlap · overlie · overpay · soberly

overly

adverbró- prefshe's overly worried tá sí róbhuarthano one was overly interested in what was happening is beag suim a bhí ag aon duine ina raibh ag tarlú, níor chuir aon duine mórán suime ina raibh ag tarlú

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bureaucratic »

the process is overly bureaucratic tá an iomarca maorlathais ag baint leis an bpróiseas
censorious »

he was overly censorious bhí sé i bhfad rócháinteach, bhí sé i bhfad róghéar
impress »

she wasn't overly impressed by his behaviour níor thaitin a iompar rómhór léi, ní raibh sí róthógtha lena iompar
overlie »

this sadness overlies all his work tá an brón seo le brath ar a shaothar ar fad
punitive »

such large fines were regarded as overly punitive measadh gur phionós ródhian iad fíneálacha chomh mór sin
without »

without wanting to be overly optimistic ... níor chóir a bheith ródhóchasach ach ...

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