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overabundantly

overabundantly

6.5
In a way that is more than needed
  • adverb
  • /ˌoʊvərəˈbʌndəntli/
translation icon : excesivamente
  • The food was prepared overabundantly, leaving plenty for everyone to take home.

Examples

  • The garden is overabundantly filled with colorful flowers in spring.

  • He overabundantly shared his knowledge of the subject during the lecture.

  • They only wanted to kiss when they were drunk, and then their kisses were overabundantly wet.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

overly
vsoverabundantly
189 3.5

To a degree that is too much or not wanted

focuses that this excess applies specifically to abundant quantities
excessively
vsoverabundantly
32 3.0

To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable

narrows this excess specifically to being overly plentiful rather than any excess
abundantly
vsoverabundantly
32 3.5

In large amounts that are more than enough

emphasizes excessiveness of plentiful amounts rather than mere sufficiency
inordinately
vsoverabundantly
  • Formal
7 7.5

To a much greater degree than is normal

applies that unusual excess specifically to plentiful amounts
extravagantly
vsoverabundantly
7 6.0

Using or spending much more than needed

limits the excess idea to sheer abundance rather than wasteful display
plentifully
vsoverabundantly
1 2.5

In large amounts

stresses that those large amounts are excessively plentiful rather than just many
superfluously
vsoverabundantly
1 8.1

Too much in a way that adds nothing useful

specifies that the extra amount is abundant rather than merely unnecessary
aboundingly
vsoverabundantly
6.3

In large amounts

highlights that the great amount is overly abundant rather than simply large
aplenty
vsoverabundantly
4.2

In large amounts

signals that the plentiful supply is excessive rather than comfortably sufficient
overgenerously
vsoverabundantly
5.8

To give more than people need or expect

casts the extra as excessive quantity rather than extra kindness or giving
redundantly
vsoverabundantly
4.6

In a way that repeats information or actions more than needed

constrains the surplus to physical abundance rather than repeated or redundant acts

Antonyms

In a way that is not enough to meet a need or standard

In a way that does not have enough of what is needed

How Abundantly

overabundantly
6.5
profusely
22 4.8
abundantly
32 3.5
sufficiently
119 3.2
sparingly
15 3.5

Surface Forms

overabundantly positive

Morphology

overabundantly = overabundant (transparent) = over + abundant + ly

The adverb is formed regularly from the adjective 'overabundant' with the productive suffix '-ly', preserving the adjective's meaning.

Etymology

Overabundantly is made from over- (meaning 'too much') and abundant (from an old word meaning 'to overflow', like in abundance or abound). So overabundantly gives the image of something 'overflowing' and means 'more than enough'.