muchly

English

Etymology

much +‎ -ly

Adverb

muchly (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) very much, very
    • 1912, The Overland monthly
      Finally he partially unbuttoned his muchly-braided coat and drew forth a package done up neatly in white tissue paper.
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses
      Respectable girl meets after mass. Thanks awfully muchly.
    • 1958, Lee Forney Crawford, William Webb Crawford, dean of Birmingham bankers
      Their pleasantly risque jokes were muchly enjoyed by their set of friends.

Usage notes
  • Often regarded as a misconstruction of adverbial much.

See also

ta muchly

Further reading

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.