[much] adj more ; most [ME muche large, much, fr. michel, muchel, fr. OE micel, mycel; akin to OHG mihhil great, large, L magnus, Gk megas, Skt mahat] (13c) 1: great in quantity, amount, extent, or degree "there is ~ truth in what you say" "taken too ~ time"
2. obs: many in number
3: more than is expected or acceptable: more than enough "eighty bedrooms, a bit ~ for a family of seven --Peter Dragadze" -- too much 1: wonderful, exciting
2: terrible, awful
[2]much adv more ; most (13c) 1 a (1): to a great degree or extent: considerably "~ happier" (2): very b (1): frequently, often (2): by or for a long time "didn't get to work ~ before noon" c: by far "was ~ the brightest student"
2: nearly, approximately "looks ~ the way his father did" -- as much : the same in quantity [3]much n (13c) 1: a great quantity, amount, extent, or degree "gave away ~"
2: something considerable or impressive "was not ~ to look at"