overmuchadj.adv.n.

Brit.

/ˈəʊvəmʌtʃ/,

/ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈmətʃ/

Forms: see over- prefix and much adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, much adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + much adj. Compare earlier over-mickle adj.

A. adj.

Too great in amount; excessive; immoderate. Also occasionally: very great.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree

overmeteeOE

unmeeteOE

unimeteOE

unmethelyOE

over-mickleOE

hoflesc1175

overmucha1300

unskilwisea1340

unskilfulc1370

luxuriousc1374

overseemingc1384

superfluec1384

unreasonablea1387

outrageousc1390

over-greatc1390

overlargec1390

overgrowna1398

unmeasurablea1398

unmoderatea1398

unordinatea1398

immoderate1398

rankc1400

overabundantc1410

excessivea1420

superabundant?a1425

unmeasureda1425

superfluousc1475

nimious?c1500

surfeitc1500

overliberala1535

torc1540

exceeding1548

distemperate1557

over-ranka1568

overswelling1582

accessive1583

overaboundinga1600

overteeming1603

excessful1633

overproportionated1647

superproportioned1652

over-proportioned1662

overproportionate1672

unduea1684

unequal1704

unmerciful1707

hypermetric1854

hypertrophied1879

over the top1980

a1300 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Caius) 82 Mete & druch [read drunch] ower muche [c1230 Corpus Cambr. ouer riht] teamed þreo temes: Lihte wordes, Lihte werkes, & lecheries.

c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10785 (MED) Þe ost of is fon ouer muche he sai.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 34 (MED) A lytel schame hys betere her, Þane ouer-moche eft-sone.

a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Eph. ii. 4 God..for þe ouermyche [L. nimiam] charite þat he has, loued vs.

a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 210 This is to muche shame and overmuche losse.

a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 10168 (MED) Somtime woleful wombe it make, Ouere miche mete and drinke to take.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 193 He gaue himselfe also to ouermuche drinking.

1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie f. 58 I shall die my selfe with ouermuch loue.

1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 17 The Kings over-much earnestnesse.

c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 332 Those malign vapours which by reason of over-much eating are exhaled from the stomach into the head.

1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vi. 79 This was the effect of giving over much credit.

1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxii. 24 Fearful of o'er-much presuming.

a1875 A. Helps Organiz. Daily Life in Ess. 134 Listened to with overmuch credulity.

1917 D. Scarborough Supernatural in Mod. Eng. Fiction i. 16 There is one report that she went mad from over-much brooding on mormo.

1987 Which? Car Buying Guide 68/1 Visibility generally good. Not overmuch room for big people.

B. adv.

To too great an extent or degree; too much; excessively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb]

overlyOE

overswitheOE

over-micklec1230

overmucha1382

over-measurea1387

overdonec1390

overlargelyc1390

overfara1400

superflue?a1425

overgatea1450

overdonelyc1450

over-highlyc1454

excessivelyc1460

superfluously1528

stinkingly1545

excessive1569

over-greatly1599

unmercifully1611

overgrownly1668

extravagantlya1715

preponderously1835

faultily1855

a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) 1 Paralip. Prol. 23 Markinge þat weren to litle with signes of a sterre, and þat weren seen ouer-myche leid to with litle ȝerdis.

a1425 (?c1384) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 364 (MED) Þes newe ordris and þer fautours failen over myche in charite.

c1450 (c1415) in W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. (1940) 212 (MED) I drede me þat þise iij synnes ar ouermeche reynande in þis londe.

1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxv. 92 Hym thought ouer moche diffycile and to longe a thinge to make the walles.

a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 157 (MED) Ouer-myche to Preyse is suspecte of losengry.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxxxj^v If they see them selues ouermuche aggrauated.

1611 S. Daniel Cleopatra iii. ii Weigh not so heauie on calamite, Depresse not the afflicted ouermuch.

1680 W. Petyt Britannia Languens in J. R. McCulloch Early Eng. Tracts Comm. (1952) vi. iii. 301 If these Shop-keepers deal over-much in Consumptive Forreign Wares, they may assist in the beggary of the Nation.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sallet Let them be rather discreetly sprinkled, than over-much sobb'd with Spring-Water.

1788 Trifler No. 14. 189 We are commended not to be religious overmuch.

1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. iii. 66 There is something about you, which I don't over-much know what to call.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxxiii. 120 I woo your love: I count it crime To mourn for any overmuch .

1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold i.i. 19 Not to worry over-much about that wreck.

1957 L. Trilling tr. I. Babel End of Old Folk's Home in Coll. Stories (1957) 315 Satiety made them tremble like dogs that have run overmuch.

1988 M. M. R. Khan When Spring Comes ii. 40 If they pester me over-much, I can always go to Paris.

C. n.

Too great an amount; too much. Formerly also: †excess, superfluity (obsolete).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity

un-i-fohOE

surfeita1393

superfluitya1398

over-micklea1400

overmucha1400

nimiety1542

superfluous1552

redundance1572

overflowing1574

overflush1581

overflow1589

overmeasure1591

redundancy1601

a too-much1604

pleonasm1616

overfloat1619

overmuchnessa1637

supernumerariness1652

plusa1721

supervacaneousness1730

supersaturate1860

too-muchness1875

a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 6518 Ouermoche ys abominable & stynk.

a1450 (c1409) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 33 (MED) Beter is litel ryȝtwys wonne..Þan ouer moche geten wiþ synne.

c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 221 And so the ouermiche [a1500 Rawl. the ouirmoche] that goth the oon part hath [no] countrepeyse, and thus the balaunce may nat hold right nor kepe no mesure.

?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Bij In an other place we shall speke of the ouer moche or lacke of y^e partyes.

a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 45 That is, by way of Epitome, to cut all ouer much away.

1612 H. Peacham Minerua Britanna ii. 184 Let idle fits refresh thy daylie paine, And with some Labour exercise thy rest, For overmuch of either..robs our life, of comfort and delight.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 565 Attributing overmuch to things Less excellent.

1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 166 In short, this overmuch of it is the weakness of the mind.

1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. iii. 66 If I asked it [sc. your pardon] upon my knees, I can't say I should think it would be overmuch, for affronting a virtuous woman, without cause.

1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 24 The world hath overmuch of pain.

1927 E. Waugh Diaries (1979) 276 I am afraid I have inherited overmuch of my father's homely sentiments.

1991 O. S. Card Xenocide ii. 11 She was making more sacrifices than needed to be made—requiring overmuch from him as well.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	overmuch
释义	overmuchadj.adv.n. Brit. /ˈəʊvəmʌtʃ/, /ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈmətʃ/ Forms: see over- prefix and much adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, much adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + much adj. Compare earlier over-mickle adj. A. adj. Too great in amount; excessive; immoderate. Also occasionally: very great. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adjective] > excessive or too great in amount or degree overmeteeOE unmeeteOE unimeteOE unmethelyOE over-mickleOE hoflesc1175 overmucha1300 unskilwisea1340 unskilfulc1370 luxuriousc1374 overseemingc1384 superfluec1384 unreasonablea1387 outrageousc1390 over-greatc1390 overlargec1390 overgrowna1398 unmeasurablea1398 unmoderatea1398 unordinatea1398 immoderate1398 rankc1400 overabundantc1410 excessivea1420 superabundant?a1425 unmeasureda1425 superfluousc1475 nimious?c1500 surfeitc1500 overliberala1535 torc1540 exceeding1548 distemperate1557 over-ranka1568 overswelling1582 accessive1583 overaboundinga1600 overteeming1603 excessful1633 overproportionated1647 superproportioned1652 over-proportioned1662 overproportionate1672 unduea1684 unequal1704 unmerciful1707 hypermetric1854 hypertrophied1879 over the top1980 a1300 (?a1200) Ancrene Riwle (Caius) 82 Mete & druch [read drunch] ower muche [c1230 Corpus Cambr. ouer riht] teamed þreo temes: Lihte wordes, Lihte werkes, & lecheries. c1325 (c1300) Chron. Robert of Gloucester (Calig.) 10785 (MED) Þe ost of is fon ouer muche he sai. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 34 (MED) A lytel schame hys betere her, Þane ouer-moche eft-sone. a1425 (a1400) Northern Pauline Epist. (1916) Eph. ii. 4 God..for þe ouermyche [L. nimiam] charite þat he has, loued vs. a1470 T. Malory Morte Darthur (Winch. Coll.) 210 This is to muche shame and overmuche losse. a1475 Sidrak & Bokkus (Lansd.) (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Washington) (1965) 10168 (MED) Somtime woleful wombe it make, Ouere miche mete and drinke to take. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 193 He gaue himselfe also to ouermuche drinking. 1590 T. Lodge Rosalynde: Euphues Golden Legacie f. 58 I shall die my selfe with ouermuch loue. 1641 W. Prynne Antipathie 17 The Kings over-much earnestnesse. c1680 W. Beveridge Serm. (1729) I. 332 Those malign vapours which by reason of over-much eating are exhaled from the stomach into the head. 1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vi. 79 This was the effect of giving over much credit. 1814 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Vision III. xxii. 24 Fearful of o'er-much presuming. a1875 A. Helps Organiz. Daily Life in Ess. 134 Listened to with overmuch credulity. 1917 D. Scarborough Supernatural in Mod. Eng. Fiction i. 16 There is one report that she went mad from over-much brooding on mormo. 1987 Which? Car Buying Guide 68/1 Visibility generally good. Not overmuch room for big people. B. adv. To too great an extent or degree; too much; excessively. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [adverb] overlyOE overswitheOE over-micklec1230 overmucha1382 over-measurea1387 overdonec1390 overlargelyc1390 overfara1400 superflue?a1425 overgatea1450 overdonelyc1450 over-highlyc1454 excessivelyc1460 superfluously1528 stinkingly1545 excessive1569 over-greatly1599 unmercifully1611 overgrownly1668 extravagantlya1715 preponderously1835 faultily1855 a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Bodl. 959) 1 Paralip. Prol. 23 Markinge þat weren to litle with signes of a sterre, and þat weren seen ouer-myche leid to with litle ȝerdis. a1425 (?c1384) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 364 (MED) Þes newe ordris and þer fautours failen over myche in charite. c1450 (c1415) in W. O. Ross Middle Eng. Serm. (1940) 212 (MED) I drede me þat þise iij synnes ar ouermeche reynande in þis londe. 1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos xxv. 92 Hym thought ouer moche diffycile and to longe a thinge to make the walles. a1500 ( J. Yonge tr. Secreta Secret. (Rawl.) (1898) 157 (MED) Ouer-myche to Preyse is suspecte of losengry. 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxxxj^v If they see them selues ouermuche aggrauated. 1611 S. Daniel Cleopatra iii. ii Weigh not so heauie on calamite, Depresse not the afflicted ouermuch. 1680 W. Petyt Britannia Languens in J. R. McCulloch Early Eng. Tracts Comm. (1952) vi. iii. 301 If these Shop-keepers deal over-much in Consumptive Forreign Wares, they may assist in the beggary of the Nation. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Sallet Let them be rather discreetly sprinkled, than over-much sobb'd with Spring-Water. 1788 Trifler No. 14. 189 We are commended not to be religious overmuch. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. iii. 66 There is something about you, which I don't over-much know what to call. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam lxxxiii. 120 I woo your love: I count it crime To mourn for any overmuch . View more context for this quotation 1919 J. Conrad Arrow of Gold i.i. 19 Not to worry over-much about that wreck. 1957 L. Trilling tr. I. Babel End of Old Folk's Home in Coll. Stories (1957) 315 Satiety made them tremble like dogs that have run overmuch. 1988 M. M. R. Khan When Spring Comes ii. 40 If they pester me over-much, I can always go to Paris. C. n. Too great an amount; too much. Formerly also: †excess, superfluity (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > excessive amount or degree > [noun] > excess, redundancy, or superfluity un-i-fohOE surfeita1393 superfluitya1398 over-micklea1400 overmucha1400 nimiety1542 superfluous1552 redundance1572 overflowing1574 overflush1581 overflow1589 overmeasure1591 redundancy1601 a too-much1604 pleonasm1616 overfloat1619 overmuchnessa1637 supernumerariness1652 plusa1721 supervacaneousness1730 supersaturate1860 too-muchness1875 a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) 6518 Ouermoche ys abominable & stynk. a1450 (c1409) in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 33 (MED) Beter is litel ryȝtwys wonne..Þan ouer moche geten wiþ synne. c1475 tr. A. Chartier Quadrilogue (Univ. Coll. Oxf.) (1974) 221 And so the ouermiche [a1500 Rawl. the ouirmoche] that goth the oon part hath [no] countrepeyse, and thus the balaunce may nat hold right nor kepe no mesure. ?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Bij In an other place we shall speke of the ouer moche or lacke of y^e partyes. a1568 R. Ascham Scholemaster (1570) ii. f. 45 That is, by way of Epitome, to cut all ouer much away. 1612 H. Peacham Minerua Britanna ii. 184 Let idle fits refresh thy daylie paine, And with some Labour exercise thy rest, For overmuch of either..robs our life, of comfort and delight. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost viii. 565 Attributing overmuch to things Less excellent. View more context for this quotation 1784 R. Bage Barham Downs I. 166 In short, this overmuch of it is the weakness of the mind. 1814 F. Burney Wanderer I. i. iii. 66 If I asked it [sc. your pardon] upon my knees, I can't say I should think it would be overmuch, for affronting a virtuous woman, without cause. 1867 R. W. Emerson May-day & Other Pieces 24 The world hath overmuch of pain. 1927 E. Waugh Diaries (1979) 276 I am afraid I have inherited overmuch of my father's homely sentiments. 1991 O. S. Card Xenocide ii. 11 She was making more sacrifices than needed to be made—requiring overmuch from him as well. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.adv.n.a1300
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