muchwhatn.adv.

Brit.

/ˈmʌtʃwɒt/, U.S.

/ˈmətʃˌ(h)wɑt/

Forms: see much adj. and what pron.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: much adj., what pron.

Etymology: < much adj. + what pron. Compare earlier many-what n.

Now archaic and rare.

A. n.

Many matters, various things (as the substance of talk, debate, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] > many matters

muchwhatc1400

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1280 (MED) Þus þay meled of much-quat til myd-morn paste.

c1450 (?a1400) Parl. Thre Ages (BL Add. 31042) 105 (MED) I seghe thre thro men..moten of myche-whate and maden thaym full tale.

a1500 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 84 (MED) Kene men of combur comen belyve, For to mote of mychewhat more then a lytull.

1983 B. Cottle Names i. 29 I was joined by a large and placid policeman. We talked of muchwhat (why have we lost this fine Middle English word?).

B. adv.

Pretty much, pretty well; greatly, to a considerable degree; nearly, almost.Common esp. in the 17th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount)

well-nigheOE

nighOE

well-nearc1175

almostc1261

nighwhatc1300

nara1400

neara1400

anighsta1425

muchwhata1513

wellmost1548

most1629

nighly1694

nearly1769

partly1781

mostly1805

most1808

mostlings1816

about1827

nearabouts1834

fairly1840

welly1859

approaching1951

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb]

stronglyeOE

felec950

strongeOE

highlyOE

highOE

greatlya1200

stourlya1225

greata1325

dreec1330

deeplya1400

mightya1400

dreichlyc1400

mighty?a1425

sorec1440

mainlyc1450

greatumly1456

madc1487

profoundly1489

stronglya1492

muchwhata1513

shrewlya1529

heapa1547

vengeance?1548

sorely1562

smartlyc1580

mightly1582

mightily1587

violently1601

intensively1604

almightily1612

violent1629

seriously1643

intensely1646

importunately1660

shrewdly1664

gey1686

sadly1738

plenty1775

vitally1787

substantively1795

badly1813

far1814

heavily1819

serious1825

measurably1834

dearly1843

bally1939

majorly1955

sizzlingly1956

majorly1978

fecking1983

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb]

much1560

nearly1594

muchwhat1619

nigh about1632

closely1682

roughly1768

close1833

approximatively1835

proximately1839

in the rough1841

approximately1845

along1852

nearbouta1857

in a sort of (sorta) way1868

in the (right) ballpark1945

grosso modo1952

a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxiii. f. lix He was by theyr Counceyll moch what aduyzed and gyded.

a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/2 Frende and foo was muche what indifferent, where his aduauntage grew, he spared no mans deathe.

1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Lvi Notwithstanding..I hertofor haue moch what vehemently gaynsayd the preuie masse.

1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie Peroration 253 Peple of Rome hauing platted their gouernment, much what like the Athenian, for their common pleas, became enamored with their eloquence.

1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. 450 They thinke of this second Adam, much what as Pelagians of the first.

1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 138 Their first comming into England was much what about the yeare 1414.

1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 188 All things proceed much what in like manner as before.

1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. ii. 46 The Dominion of Man in this little World of his own Understanding, being muchwhat the same, as it is in the great World of visible things.

1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself vi. xxxi. 96 The World in a Dream, and the Word [sic] out on't, will appear much what the same thing.

1802 ‘Tim Bobbin the 2nd’ Plebeian Politics 22 I think eawer kese is mitchwhot th' same.

1899 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech 246 Much-what, nearly; almost. For the most part.

1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. I. i. 18 Whence custom grew, that Island Britain's Gauls, Muchwhat their valiant members leave unclad.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 377 It was muchwhat indifferent.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muchwhat
释义	muchwhatn.adv. Brit. /ˈmʌtʃwɒt/, U.S. /ˈmətʃˌ(h)wɑt/ Forms: see much adj. and what pron. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: much adj., what pron. Etymology: < much adj. + what pron. Compare earlier many-what n. Now archaic and rare. A. n. Many matters, various things (as the substance of talk, debate, etc.). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of ideation > topic, subject-matter > [noun] > many matters muchwhatc1400 c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) 1280 (MED) Þus þay meled of much-quat til myd-morn paste. c1450 (?a1400) Parl. Thre Ages (BL Add. 31042) 105 (MED) I seghe thre thro men..moten of myche-whate and maden thaym full tale. a1500 in T. Wright & J. O. Halliwell Reliquiæ Antiquæ (1845) I. 84 (MED) Kene men of combur comen belyve, For to mote of mychewhat more then a lytull. 1983 B. Cottle Names i. 29 I was joined by a large and placid policeman. We talked of muchwhat (why have we lost this fine Middle English word?). B. adv. Pretty much, pretty well; greatly, to a considerable degree; nearly, almost.Common esp. in the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [adverb] > nearly (of amount) well-nigheOE nighOE well-nearc1175 almostc1261 nighwhatc1300 nara1400 neara1400 anighsta1425 muchwhata1513 wellmost1548 most1629 nighly1694 nearly1769 partly1781 mostly1805 most1808 mostlings1816 about1827 nearabouts1834 fairly1840 welly1859 approaching1951 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adverb] stronglyeOE felec950 strongeOE highlyOE highOE greatlya1200 stourlya1225 greata1325 dreec1330 deeplya1400 mightya1400 dreichlyc1400 mighty?a1425 sorec1440 mainlyc1450 greatumly1456 madc1487 profoundly1489 stronglya1492 muchwhata1513 shrewlya1529 heapa1547 vengeance?1548 sorely1562 smartlyc1580 mightly1582 mightily1587 violently1601 intensively1604 almightily1612 violent1629 seriously1643 intensely1646 importunately1660 shrewdly1664 gey1686 sadly1738 plenty1775 vitally1787 substantively1795 badly1813 far1814 heavily1819 serious1825 measurably1834 dearly1843 bally1939 majorly1955 sizzlingly1956 majorly1978 fecking1983 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adverb] much1560 nearly1594 muchwhat1619 nigh about1632 closely1682 roughly1768 close1833 approximatively1835 proximately1839 in the rough1841 approximately1845 along1852 nearbouta1857 in a sort of (sorta) way1868 in the (right) ballpark1945 grosso modo1952 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) I. cxxiii. f. lix He was by theyr Counceyll moch what aduyzed and gyded. a1535 T. More Hist. Richard III in Wks. (1557) 37/2 Frende and foo was muche what indifferent, where his aduauntage grew, he spared no mans deathe. 1548 E. Gest Treat. againste Masse sig. Lvi Notwithstanding..I hertofor haue moch what vehemently gaynsayd the preuie masse. 1582 R. Mulcaster 1st Pt. Elementarie Peroration 253 Peple of Rome hauing platted their gouernment, much what like the Athenian, for their common pleas, became enamored with their eloquence. 1619 W. Sclater Expos. 1 Thess. 450 They thinke of this second Adam, much what as Pelagians of the first. 1631 J. Weever Anc. Funerall Monuments 138 Their first comming into England was much what about the yeare 1414. 1662 J. Glanvill Lux Orientalis xiv. 188 All things proceed much what in like manner as before. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding ii. ii. 46 The Dominion of Man in this little World of his own Understanding, being muchwhat the same, as it is in the great World of visible things. 1701 J. Collier tr. Marcus Aurelius Conversat. with Himself vi. xxxi. 96 The World in a Dream, and the Word [sic] out on't, will appear much what the same thing. 1802 ‘Tim Bobbin the 2nd’ Plebeian Politics 22 I think eawer kese is mitchwhot th' same. 1899 B. W. Green Word-bk. Virginia Folk-speech 246 Much-what, nearly; almost. For the most part. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. I. i. 18 Whence custom grew, that Island Britain's Gauls, Muchwhat their valiant members leave unclad. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 377 It was muchwhat indifferent. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adv.c1400
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