overearnestly

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English

Etymology

From overearnest +‎ -ly.

Adverb

overearnestly (comparative more overearnestly, superlative most overearnestly)

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