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overmuch
Overmuch (det) means a great deal; more than is needed.
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A great deal; more than is needed.
"If we met with accidents, such as losing canoes and men in the rapids, or losing men in encounters with Indians, or if we encountered overmuch fever and dysentery, the loads would lighten themselves."
— Theodore Roosevelt (1914)
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, from Old English ofermiċel, ofermyċel (“overmuch, excessive”), equivalent to over- plus much. Compare overmany and overmore; it is a doublet of overmickle, and cognate with Scots over-mekill (“overmuch, excessive”), Old Norse ofrmikill (“overmuch, excessive”) and Icelandic ofmikill (“overmuch, excessive”).
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What is the meaning of overmuch?
"overmuch" (det) means a great deal; more than is needed.
What is the opposite of overmuch?
The opposite of "overmuch" is little.
