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Antonyms for overtly

Grammar : Adv

Spell : oh-vurt-lee, oh-vurt-lee

Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈvɜrt li, ˈoʊ vɜrt li

Definition of overtly

Origin : early 14c., from overt + -ly (2).

As in clearly : adv without any doubt
As in aboveboard : adv candidly
As in apparently : adv obviously

Example sentences :

Do you imagine that he is overtly opposed to the annexation?
Extract from : « The Ordeal of Mark Twain » by Van Wyck Brooks

This was the first time he had ever overtly spoken of the theatre in his mother's presence.
Extract from : « The Regent » by E. Arnold Bennett

He waved his hand, and this time quite definitely and overtly wafted a kiss in her direction.
Extract from : « Mortal Coils » by Aldous Huxley

The Germans ate in a room by themselves, so that the obnoxious element was not present overtly at the general table d'hte.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

It illustrates another side of Maupassant's pessimism—the overtly, but for the most part quietly, tragic.
Extract from : « A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 » by George Saintsbury

Briefly, this includes variant as well as overtly lesbian poetry, written in English or available in English translation.
Extract from : « Checklist » by Marion Zimmer Bradley

In short, the king can hope nothing from us overtly, and certainly nothing covertly.
Extract from : « History of the United Netherlands, 1600-09, Vol. IV. Complete » by John Lothrop Motley

The idea of co-ordination is so cardinal a one that it should be expressed not by implication but overtly.
Extract from : « Herbert Spencer » by J. Arthur Thomson

For one thing, art had been expected to emphasize a moral; there was even a demand on the drama to be overtly didactic.
Extract from : « Materials and Methods of Fiction » by Clayton Hamilton

We will not follow the commissioners through their various attempts, overtly and covertly, to forward the object of their mission.
Extract from : « The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving » by Washington Irving

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