English Explanatory Dictionary

overmuch

English dictionary entry

Meanings

det
  1. Very much; too much; overly much.
adj
  1. Excessive.
adv
  1. Too much; overly much
noun
  1. An excessive amount; too much.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-overmuch.wav

Word forms

overmuch over much

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”).

Synonyms

lavish unrestrained devilish excessive extravagant extreme immoderate intemperate nimious obscene overmuch overweening over the top prodigal undue unmeasured unreasonable wanton

Derived words

overmuchness
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