Definitions for overtly

overtly o·vert·ly

Spelling: [oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee]
IPA: /oʊˈvɜrt li, ˈoʊ vɜrt li/

Overtly is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 158 anagrams from letters in overtly (elortvy).

Definitions for overtly

adverb

  1. openly; publicly.

Origin of overtly

Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at overt, -ly

Examples for overtly

You cannot perform or externalize your vanity as overtly as Bieber did without again emphasizing to the world you are a jerk.

Because that conceit was straight/gay vs straight/straight, I could do a lot of overtly straight humor and it would be acceptable.

He waved his hand, and this time quite definitely and overtly wafted a kiss in her direction.

A junta can do it, using their military power to overtly or covertly control decisions at the highest level.

The artists who are doing these first programs, a lot of them were overtly excited about it.

This was the first time he had ever overtly spoken of the theatre in his mother's presence.

The United States government has been overtly training and funding Georgian troops for more than a decade.

The Germans ate in a room by themselves, so that the obnoxious element was not present overtly at the general table d'hte.

It illustrates another side of Maupassant's pessimism—the overtly, but for the most part quietly, tragic.

Do you imagine that he is overtly opposed to the annexation?

Word Value for overtly
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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