Overprotectively

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an overprotective way.

    "Shafak sketches these Armenians flatly and superficially, as uniformly and fiercely anti-Turk — and as overprotectively fretful about beautiful and bookish Armanoush."

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"Shafak sketches these Armenians flatly and superficially, as uniformly and fiercely anti-Turk — and as overprotectively fretful about beautiful and bookish Armanoush."

Etymology

From overprotective + -ly.

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