English edit

Etymology edit

overearnest +‎ -ly

Adverb edit

overearnestly (comparative more overearnestly, superlative most overearnestly)

  1. In an overearnest manner.
    • 2009 April 26, Nathan Whitlock, “Few laughs to be found in dour life of Mordecai”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      At the other extreme, last year's Mordecai Richler: Leaving St. Urbain by Reinhold Kramer focused (rather overearnestly) on Richler's writing itself.