Much vs. Powerful
Much and Powerful Definitions
Much
Great in quantity, degree, or extent
Not much rain.
Much affection.
Powerful
Having or capable of exerting power.
Much
A large quantity or amount
Much has been written.
Powerful
Effective or potent
A powerful drug.
Much
Something great or remarkable
The campus wasn't much to look at.
Powerful
Chiefly Upper Southern US Great
"[Everybody had] a powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free grace ... and I don't know what all" (Mark Twain).
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Much
To a great degree or extent
Much smarter.
Powerful
Very
It was powerful humid.
Much
Just about; almost
Much the same.
Powerful
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Much
Frequently; often
Doesn't get out much.
Powerful
Leading to many or important deductions.
A powerful set of postulates
A powerful theorem
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Much
A large amount of.
Hurry! We don't have much time!
They set about the task with much enthusiasm.
Powerful
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Much
(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate, demonstrate or compare the quantity of something.
Add this much water and no more.
Take as much time as you like.
Powerful
(Southern US) very
Much
A great number of; many (people).
Powerful
Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel.
The powerful grace that liesIn herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
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Much
Many ( + plural countable noun).
Powerful
Large; capacious; - said of veins of ore.
Much
(obsolete) Large, great.
Powerful
Having great power or force or potency or effect;
The most powerful government in western Europe
His powerful arms
A powerful bomb
The horse's powerful kick
Powerful drugs
A powerful argument
Much
(obsolete) Long in duration.
Powerful
Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm;
A knock-down blow
Much
To a great extent.
I don't like fish much. I don’t much care for strawberries either.
He is much fatter than I remember him.
He left her, much to the satisfaction of her other suitor.
That boyfriend of yours is much {like - the same as} the others.
My English was much the worst, and I'm certainly not much good at math either.
Honestly, I can't stand much more of this.
Both candidates, who are much of an age, say much the same thing, but the youngest shows much the commoner behavior of the two.
Powerful
Having the power to influence or convince;
A cogent analysis of the problem
Potent arguments
Much
Often; frequently.
Does he get drunk much?
Powerful
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful;
A hefty athlete
A muscular boxer
Powerful arms
Much
(in combinations such as 'as much', 'this much') Used to indicate or compare extent.
I don't like Wagner as much as I like Mozart.
Powerful
Displaying superhuman strength or power;
Herculean exertions
Much
(obsolete) Almost.
Powerful
(Southern regional intensive) very;
The baby is mighty cute
He's mighty tired
It is powerful humid
That boy is powerful big now
They have a right nice place
Much
A large amount or great extent.
From those to whom much has been given much is expected.
We lay awake for much of the night.
Much
Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in.
Much
Many in number.
Edom came out against him with much people.
Much
High in rank or position.
Much
A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I.
He that gathered much had nothing over.
Much
A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.
And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies.
Much
To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.
Thou art much mightier than we.
Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince.
Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolongLife much.
All left the world much as they found it.
Much
A great amount or extent;
They did much for humanity
Much
(quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent;
Not much rain
Much affection
Much grain is in storage
Much
To a great degree or extent;
She's much better now
Much
Very;
He was much annoyed
Much
To a very great degree or extent;
We enjoyed ourselves very much
She was very much interested
This would help a great deal
Much
(degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely;
Much the same thing happened every time
Much
Frequently or in great quantities;
I don't drink much
I don't travel much
