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Definition of Overply
1. v. t. To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.
Definition of Overply
1. Verb. (transitive) To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigour; to overwork. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overply
1. to ply to excess; overwork [v -PLIED, -PLYING, -PLIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overply
Literary usage of Overply
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Port Folio by Joseph Dennie (1806)
"The conscience, friend, to 'ave lost them " In Liberty's defence, my noble task, "
Of which all Europe talks, from side to overply'd side. • Som. ..."
2. The Gentleman's Magazine (1845)
"... overply their powers of artifice in be- trimming the preposterous hallucinations
of a sordid visionary with the ornaments of "Liebig's theory of life," ..."
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