MUCH
ADJECTIVES
1485 ► NIMIOUS extravagant, excessive, over-much → obs.
1737 ► MUCKLE much in quantity, abundant → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1895 ► LARGE much → Amer. dial.
1942 ► MUCHO much, a lot of → US sl.
1953 ► DILLY-BAGS much, plenty, many → Aust. sl.
1991 ► MAD many, much, plenty of → Amer. sl., esp. African-American
2006 ► BOKOO → BOKU many, much → US sl. (Bk.)
ADVERBS
1400 ► MAINLY in a great degree; greatly, considerably, very much, a great deal → obs.
1568 ► WITH A VENGEANCE to a great degree, very much → UK
1612 ► ALMIGHTILY to a great extent; greatly; very much
1622 ► VENGEANCELY extremely, exceedingly, very much → obs.
1636 ► DESPERATE desperately, extremely, very much
1653 ► LIKE MAD to an extraordinary extent; very much → UK
1684 ► MAINS very, much, greatly → Eng. dial.
1744 ► MIGHTLY greatly, very much → Amer. dial.
1756 ► DEAL much → UK
1786 ► SAIRLIE very much, thoroughly → Sc.
1787 ► MUCKLE much, greatly → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1790 ► BY MANY FARS by many degrees, very much → Sc.
1796 ► MIGHTILY greatly, very much, considerably → Eng. dial. obs.
L18.. ► GALLUS extremely, very much
E19.. ► RAMPING extremely, very much → sl.
1803 ► MAIN very, much, greatly; quite → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1816 ► FRIGHTFULLY extremely, very much
1820 ► UNCOLY very much, to a great or remarkable degree → Sc.
1848 ► FAR-ABOUT by far, very much, greatly
M19. ► ALL-FIRED extremely, very much → US sl.
M19. ► PARTICULAR especially, very, very much → sl.
1850 ► HARD very much, extremely; intensely → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1851 ► MAUNTLY greatly; very much → Eng. dial.
1862 ► MUCHLY greatly, much → Amer. dial.
1874 ► UNCOLIES strangely; very much; to an extreme degree → Sc.
1876 ► TERRIBLY much, considerably → Eng. dial.
1877 ► ODIOUSLY in an extraordinary manner or degree, very much, greatly → Sc.
1885 ► SOMETHING AWFUL to an extreme or striking extent or degree; very much, thoroughly, totally
L19.. ► DAMN WELL certainly, assuredly, definitely, very much
20C.. ► WARM a great deal, much → W. Indies
1905 ► MICKLE-WELL very much, greatly → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 ► QUEINTLY greatly, very much → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1913 ► TO BEAT THE CARS extremely, exceedingly, very much → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1928 ► SIGHT very much → UK sl.
1938 ► LIKE NOBODY’S BUSINESS to an extraordinary extent; very much → Brit.
1940 ► BACK really, very much, completely → African-American sl.
1950 ► LIKE DADDY-COME-TO-CHURCH to a very great extent; very much → US sl.
1960 ► ASS-KICKING a general intensifier, extremely, very much, powerfully → US sl.
1968 ► LARGE much → Amer. dial.
1985 ► LIKE ASS to a great degree or extent; very much
1987 ► BULK many, much
2002 ► VERY very much, absolutely → UK sl.
NOUNS
1791 ► HANTLE a large quantity or amount; a great deal → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1990 ► PACKAGE a lot, very much → African-American sl.
PHRASES
1825 ► RATHER OF THE RATHEREST just a little too much or too little
M19. ► AS ALL GET OUT very much, to a great extent → US sl.
1899 ► A BIT TOO RANK somewhat too strong; too much of a good thing → Eng. dial.