Difference between Excessively and Overly

What is the difference between Excessively and Overly?

Excessively as an adverb is to an excessive degree. while Overly as an adverb is to an excessive degree.

Excessively

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: To an excessive degree. In excess.

Overly

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: To an excessive degree.

Example sentence: As a kid, I was overly studious, overly serious, very academically driven. It was important to me on a cellular level to do well. And then I went to college at Harvard, and I relaxed a little bit.

We hope you now know whether to use Excessively or Overly in your sentence.

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