overtly

adverb

overt·​ly ō-ˈvərt-lē 

ˈō-(ˌ)vərt-

: in an overt manner : in a way that is open, straightforward, or obvious

an overtly racist remark

an overtly political message

… the fashion of dumbing down the public discourse was over. Being overtly brainy, simply being oneself, was back in style.

—Elizabeth Drew

In the late 1860's interest gradually waned in landscape paintings that overtly conveyed nationalistic, philosophical, and religious meanings.

—Franklin Kelly

It is now easier for French writers to write more overtly about the occupation because their country is now stressing reconciliation, forgiveness for whatever wrongs were done then …

—Barbara Probst Solomon

Examples of overtly in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At high doses, users experience euphoria, but the drug seems low risk and not as overtly haram as alcohol. —Ed Caesar, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

Better to never spell it out at all (audiences are clever) than to explain it too soon or too overtly. —Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024

As part of his campaign, Trump has regularly appeared on podcasts hosted by comedians known for their conservative-leaning — but not overtly right-wing — counterculture appeal. —Angela Yang, NBC News, 30 Oct. 2024

That political purpose continued even more overtly in UK’s ska revival known as 2 Tone, so named for the record label that represented most of the bands during this period of the late 1970s and early 1980s. —Heather Augustyn, SPIN, 29 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above