overtly
pronunciation
How to pronounce overtly in British English:
UK ['əʊvɜ:tlɪ]
How to pronounce overtly in American English:
US [oˈvətlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in an overt manner
Word Origin
- overtly (adv.)
- early 14c., from overt + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. Why would an overtly two-speed europe matter ?
- 2. It is still too uncomfortable to wield unilateral power overtly .
- 3. And that could be a problem , because us voters generally like their politicians to be overtly religious .
- 4. Other proposed remedies include siphoning off the commission 's regulatory role to independent agencies , freeing it to be more overtly political .
- 5. But it does help disprove the widespread belief that islam and overtly islamist political parties must always be incompatible with a functioning democracy .