Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmuch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
over-much
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Very much; too much; overly much.

British usage

adj

Excessive.

adv

Too much; overly much

British usage

noun

An excessive amount; too much.

Uncountable

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Etymology

From Middle English overmuche, overmuchel, from Old English ofermiċel, ofermyċel (“overmuch, excessive”), equivalent to over- + much. Compare overmany and overmore. Doublet of overmickle. Cognate with Scots over-mekill (“overmuch, excessive”), Old Norse ofrmikill (“overmuch, excessive”), Icelandic ofmikill (“overmuch, excessive”).

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over much (alternative)

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What does overmuch mean?
Very much; too much; overly much.
Where does overmuch come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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