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/ˌəʊvəmˈʌtʃ/
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NOUN
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a quantity that is more than what is appropriate
we received an inundation of email
four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy
ADVERB
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more than necessary
let's not blame them overmuch
she eats too much
ADJECTIVE
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very great in quantity; overabundant
showed overmuch affection
How To Use overmuch In A Sentence
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- Taylor originally trained as a lawyer, but, having damaged his eyesight in studying, sought work which did not involve overmuch reading and writing.
- Shield, overmuch damage hast thou done to us this day, therefore return whither thou wilt, for here are no more will have ado with thee; for we repent sore that ever thou camest here, for by thee is fordone the old custom of this castle. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
- But nobody will worry overmuch about discographical details. Times, Sunday Times
- Larry Pine is an attitudinizing actor relying overmuch on a charm he doesn't quite have.
- It's a mixture of blokeish culture and the perils of overmuch specialisation too young.
- History teaches that worrying overmuch about technological change rarely stops it.
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- She didn't worry overmuch about it.
- You have grudged the very fire in your house because the wood cost overmuch!" he cried. The Wit of Porportuk