insomuch
/ɪnsəʊˈmʌt͡ʃ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Because of; since; as a result of.
adv
Example Sentences
- "Insomuch as you have consistently paid the bill on time before, we'll excuse one late payment."
- "In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation / I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]"
- "These weights did not exert their natural gravity […] insomuch that I could not guess which was light or heavy whilst I held them in my hand."
Etymology
From Middle English insomuche; equivalent to in + so + much.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: insomuche