overmuch

ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ

Definition

Definition of overmuch - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

too much

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excessive in degree or amount

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His overmuch concern for details slowed the project..

excessive

overabundant

Adverb

unnecessarily

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more than necessary or desirable

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She apologizes overmuch for small mistakes.

excessively

unduly

Noun

excess

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amount more than needed

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There was an overmuch of food at the party.

excess

surplus

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Origin of overmuch

English, over (excessive) + much (a lot)

Examples of overmuch in a sentence

The overmuch praise made him uncomfortable.
He worries overmuch about trivial matters.
They laughed overmuch at the simple joke.
An overmuch of enthusiasm can be overwhelming.
The report contained an overmuch of unnecessary details.

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French:excessif, trop, ...
German:übermäßig, zu sehr, ...
Italian:eccessivo, eccessivamente, ...
Spanish:excesivo, excesivamente, ...
Portuguese:demasiado, excessivamente, ...
Chinese:过多的, 过多地, ...
Japanese:過度の, 過度に, ...
Arabic:مُفْرِط, بِإِفْرَاط, ...
Hebrew:מֻפְרָז, יוֹתֵר מִדַּי, ...
Russian:чрезмерный, слишком часто, ...
Ukrainian:надмірний, надмірно, ...
Hindi:अत्यधिक, अनावश्यक रूप से, ...
Bengali:অতিরিক্ত, অনাবশ্যকভাবে, ...
Catalan:excessiu, massa sovint, ...
Czech:nadměrný, příliš, ...
Danish:overdreven, for meget, ...
Dutch:overmatig, onnodig, ...
Greek:υπερβολικός, υπερβολικά, ...
Hungarian:túlzott, túlságosan, ...
Khmer:លើសលប់, ជ្រុលពេក, ...
Korean:지나친, 지나치게, ...
Persian:بیش از حد, زیادی, ...
Polish:nadmierny, nadmiernie, ...
Portuguese (BR):demasiado, demasiadamente, ...
Romanian:excesiv, mai mult decât trebuie, ...
Swedish:överdriven, överdrivet, ...
Thai:มากเกินไป, เกินความจำเป็น, ...
Turkish:aşırı, gereğinden fazla, ...
Vietnamese:quá mức, thừa thãi, ...

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Adjective

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