overmuch adjective 1adverb 1determiner 1noun 1 adjective1 •Excessive.Our Palates like the Seasoning and Cookery they are set to, and an over much Use of Salt, besides that it occasions thirst, and over-much Drinking, has other ill Effects upon the Body. — 1693 adverb1 •(UK) Too much; overly muchSome readers do not care overmuch for poetry. determiner1 •Very much; too much; overly much.So that contrariwise ye ought rather to forgive him, and comfort him, lest perhaps such a one should be swallowed up with overmuch sorrow. — 1611 noun1 •An excessive amount; too much.They had felled too freely here; the sawmills had taken over-much, leaving next to no young wood. — 1922