Overmuch

Word OVERMUCH
Character 8
Hyphenation o ver much
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Overmuch"

What do we mean by overmuch?

Too much; excessive. adjective

In excess. adverb

An excessive amount. noun

In too great a degree; too much.

Too much; exceeding what is necessary or proper.

Too much. adjective

Very much; too much determiner

A quantity that is more than what is appropriate noun

More than necessary adverb

Very great in quantity; overabundant adjective

Excessive

Synonyms and Antonyms for Overmuch

The word "overmuch" in example sentences

I have known her since she was a mite, with a fat, solemn dumpling of a face … Her parents are of the good old conservative type, not believing in overmuch book-knowledge for a girl, and with an eye to a good husband and mother-in-law for the child. ❋ Unknown (2007)

As long as the bandsmen were playing then the British Battalions were not suffering overmuch from the French bombardment. ❋ Cornwell, Bernard (1981)

Kira stressed the word perhaps overmuch, but she meant it to burn. ❋ DAFYDD AB HUGH (2008)

Much of this has been driven by the American Library Association which, truth be told, is not among my favorite organizations, but my distaste for them lacks enough intensity for me to complain overmuch. ❋ Richard Nokes (2005)

"I should not have thought Brianna the kind of lass to mind her father's word overmuch, " he said. ❋ Gabaldon, Diana (1997)

But, for the most part, the religiosity of your music recalls overmuch the fashionable confessor's. ❋ Paul Rosenfeld (1918)

This charming _bonhomie_, found among all classes, is apt to take the form of gossip overmuch, which is sometimes wearisome. ❋ Matilda Betham-Edwards (1877)

If we deserve applause, we do not have to seek it; when we pride ourselves overmuch, that is a sure signal that we are substituting self-satisfaction for awareness of the continuous urgency to grapple with old and new demands to meet human needs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I think employers have on occasion used the recession to their advantage, knowing we’re all too worried about losing our jobs to complain overmuch. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Thou honorest my calling overmuch," said Yoomy, we minstrels but sing our lays carelessly, my lord Media. " ❋ Herman Melville (1855)

And as far as we can tell, very few of those carrying out the horrors of the twentieth century worried overmuch that God was watching what they were doing either. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I've only tried one of his novels and didn't care for it overmuch (Starplex), but I suspect that might be a consequence of the novel I tried, rather than the overall quality and virtues of the author. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's good how he shows the dialogue, the outside, without dwelling overmuch on the internal world of the narrator. ❋ Darkerblogistan (2009)

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