Overmuch vs Immoderate - What's the difference?
overmuch | immoderate | Related terms |
(chiefly, British) very much; too much
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(chiefly, British) too much; overly much
Overmuch is a related term of immoderate.
As a determiner overmuch
is (chiefly|british) very much; too much.As an adverb overmuch
is (chiefly|british) too much; overly much.As an adjective immoderate is
excessive or lacking, not consistent.overmuch
English
Determiner
(en determiner)- This seemed to me a more important priority in 1959 than overmuch argument about nuclear philosophical heresies of one kind or another.
Adverb
- Some readers do not care overmuch for poetry.