muchly

To large degree

Muchly is a playful or ironic substitute for "much" or "very much," typically used to add whimsy or mock-formality: Thank you muchly, I appreciate it muchly.

The word is nonstandard and deliberately so—speakers choose it for its slightly absurd quality rather than out of ignorance.

It appears most often in casual speech and online communication.

humorous-emphasis

greatly

To significant degree

loads · tons · oodles · awfully · frightfully · jolly · ever so · terrifically · immensely · enormously

Categories
Opposites
degree/quantity

muchlyslightly

To a minor extent

barely · little · minimally · hardly · scarcely

register/formality

muchlygreatly

To significant degree

considerably · substantially · significantly · exceedingly · immensely

Phrases
Family

much, overmuch, muchness

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G