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Definition of Muchly
1. very much [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Muchly
Literary usage of Muchly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Recollections of a Virginia Newspaper Man by Herbert Tobias Ezekiel (1920)
"Bestowed by some gentleman of alliterative turn the title of the "muchly Married
Marvin" became his. Marvin's advent preceded my initiation into the ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... muchly has existed in mr language for a long time. The first citation for it
in the OED is dated 1621 and illustrates a straightforward ase in a serious ..."
3. Practical Grammar and Composition by Thomas Wood (1914)
"Not muchly will I go. 4. Use the lesser quantity first. 5. He is nowhere near so
bright as John. 6. You do the problem thusly. 7. The causes are firstly, ..."
4. An Outline of the Grammar of the Dialect of West Somerset: Illustrated by by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1877)
"... She is a nice young woman, only I seem (fancy) she talks pretty muchly. ...
Poor old soul! she cannot hear very muchly." Aa'l gee'ee waun tue' luyk, ..."
5. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"The joke amused me muchly. We reason thus. We reason thusly. ... muchly is popular
with American " humorists," from Artemus Ward on. ..."
6. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"The joke amused me muchly. We reason thusly. In each of the sentences under II,
... muchly is popular with American "humor- ts," from Artemus Ward on. ..."
7. The Recollections of a Virginia Newspaper Man by Herbert Tobias Ezekiel (1920)
"Bestowed by some gentleman of alliterative turn the title of the "muchly Married
Marvin" became his. Marvin's advent preceded my initiation into the ..."
8. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... muchly has existed in mr language for a long time. The first citation for it
in the OED is dated 1621 and illustrates a straightforward ase in a serious ..."
9. Practical Grammar and Composition by Thomas Wood (1914)
"Not muchly will I go. 4. Use the lesser quantity first. 5. He is nowhere near so
bright as John. 6. You do the problem thusly. 7. The causes are firstly, ..."
10. An Outline of the Grammar of the Dialect of West Somerset: Illustrated by by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1877)
"... She is a nice young woman, only I seem (fancy) she talks pretty muchly. ...
Poor old soul! she cannot hear very muchly." Aa'l gee'ee waun tue' luyk, ..."
11. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"The joke amused me muchly. We reason thus. We reason thusly. ... muchly is popular
with American " humorists," from Artemus Ward on. ..."
12. Beginnings of Rhetoric and Composition: Including Practical Exercises in English by Adams Sherman Hill (1902)
"The joke amused me muchly. We reason thusly. In each of the sentences under II,
... muchly is popular with American "humor- ts," from Artemus Ward on. ..."
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