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In some senses, overmuch is marked as British. Watch for register when choosing this word.
overmuch
det 1adj 1adv 1noun 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
bitter
VERB + OVERMUCH
care, cause, encountered, grieve, swallowed
OVERMUCH + NOUN
adversity, disquietude, dysentery, fever, poetry, prosperity, sorrow
PREP.
in, up, with
Definitions
det
1
Very much; too much; overly much.
So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
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.
adj
1
Excessive.
[…]it is good to be applyed to womens breaſts, that grow ſore by the aboundance of milke comming into them: as alſo to repreſſe the overmuch bleeding of the hemorrhoids, to coole the Inflammations of the parts thereabouts, and to give eaſe of paines:[…].
Our Palates like the Seaſoning and Cookery they are ſet to, and an over much Uſe of Salt, beſides that it occaſions thirſt, and over-much Drinking, has other ill Effects upon the Body.
adv
1
Too much; overly much
Some readers do not care overmuch for poetry.
O, he hath kept an evil diet long, / And overmuch consumed his royal person:
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
- overabundance
- overmuchness
- superabundance
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow.
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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.
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He had much prudence, much conscientiousness, and there were occasions when these virtues were the cause of overmuch disquietude in him.
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[…]it is good to be applyed to womens breaſts, that grow ſore by the aboundance of milke comming into them: as alſo to repreſſe the overmuch bleeding of the hemorrhoids, to coole the Inflammations of
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Our Palates like the Seaſoning and Cookery they are ſet to, and an over much Uſe of Salt, beſides that it occaſions thirſt, and over-much Drinking, has other ill Effects upon the Body.
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Some readers do not care overmuch for poetry.
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