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Overmuch Common

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Overmuch has 7 different meanings across 5 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb · Det · Pron

Definitions
Noun
1

a quantity that is more than what is appropriate

"four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"

"we received an inundation of email"

Adjective
1

very great in quantity; overabundant

"showed overmuch affection"

2

Excessive

Adverb
1

more than necessary

"she eats too much"

"let's not blame them overmuch"

2

Too much; overly much

Det
1

Very much; too much

Pron
1

Too much

Example Sentences
"four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy" noun
"we received an inundation of email" noun
"showed overmuch affection" adjective
"she eats too much" adverb
"let's not blame them overmuch" adverb
See Also
overmickle
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
abundance
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
excess glut bellyful
Rhyming Words
uch auch tuch buch cuch duch euch such much ouch nuch fauch hauch mauch rauch yauch vouch touch pouch nouch
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