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o·ver·much

(ō′vər-mŭch′)

adj.

Too much; excessive.

adv.

In excess.

n. (ō′vər-mŭch′, ō′vər-mŭch′)

An excessive amount.

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overmuch

(ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ)

adv, adj

too much; very much

an excessive amount

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o•ver•much

(ˈoʊ vərˈmʌtʃ)

adj., n., adv.

too much.

[1250–1300]

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Noun	1.	overmuch - a quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email" overmuchness, superabundance, overabundance abundance, copiousness, teemingness - the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; "an age of abundance" excess, nimiety, surplus, surplusage - a quantity much larger than is needed glut, oversupply, surfeit - the quality of being so overabundant that prices fall bellyful - an undesirable overabundance; "a bellyful of your complaints"
Adj.	1.	overmuch - very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection" much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
Adv.	1.	overmuch - more than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let's not blame them overmuch" too much

overmuch

adjective

Exceeding a normal or reasonable limit:

excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, immoderate, inordinate, overabundant, undue.

adverb

Too much:

overly, unduly.

Informal: super.

noun

An amount or quantity beyond what is needed, desired, or appropriate:

excess, fat, glut, overage, overflow, overrun, overstock, oversupply, superfluity, surplus, surplusage.

Translations

troppo

overmuch

[ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ]

A. ADV → demasiado, en demasía

B. ADJ → demasiado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overmuch

[ˌəʊvə^rˈmʌtʃ] adv (= very much) → outre mesure

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overmuch

[ˌəʊvəˈmʌtʃ] (frm)

1. adv → troppo

2. adj → troppo/a

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