Added 10 October 2026
overmuch
noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about overmuch at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A quantity that is more than what is appropriate.
four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
adjective
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Very great in quantity; overabundant.
showed overmuch affection
adverb
Origin
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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