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overmuch

[ oh-ver-muhch ]

/ ˈoʊ vərˈmʌtʃ /

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adjective, noun, adverb

too much: He didn't show overmuch concern. We tried not to regret it overmuch.

Origin of overmuch

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at over-, much

Words nearby overmuch

overmatter, overmeasure, overmedicate, overmodulation, overmorrow, overmuch, overnice, overnight, overnight bag, overnight telegram, overnighter

Example sentences from the Web for overmuch

To have to talk, to argue, to explain to the unsympathetic was overmuch.

A Tramp's Notebook |Morley Roberts
The wardrobe trunk offered gaudy finery that did not interest the “ladies” overmuch.

Whispers at Dawn |Roy J. Snell
For it is a good country and a plentiful, but there is overmuch passing heat.

The Travels of Sir John Mandeville |John Mandeville
I had overmuch of one of them and it sufficeth me to have been once befooled.

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio |Giovanni Boccaccio

Women who lead contemplative and sedentary lives are overmuch given to this sort of morbid self-questioning.

Heriot's Choice |Rosa Nouchette Carey

British Dictionary definitions for overmuch

overmuch

/ (ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ) /

adverb, adjective

too much; very much

noun

an excessive amount