overabundantly
- adverb
- /ˌoʊvərəˈbʌndəntli/
- The food was prepared overabundantly, leaving plenty for everyone to take home.
Examples
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The garden is overabundantly filled with colorful flowers in spring.
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He overabundantly shared his knowledge of the subject during the lecture.
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They only wanted to kiss when they were drunk, and then their kisses were overabundantly wet.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
To a degree that is too much or not wanted
To a degree that is more than needed or acceptable
In large amounts that are more than enough
To a much greater degree than is normal
Using or spending much more than needed
In large amounts
Too much in a way that adds nothing useful
In large amounts
In large amounts
To give more than people need or expect
In a way that repeats information or actions more than needed
Antonyms
How Abundantly
Surface Forms
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'.