English

Alternative forms

• much what, much-what

Adverb

muchwhat ‎(not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Nearly, almost; much.
   • 1665, Joseph Glanvill, Scepsis Scientifica, ch. 24:

     . . . muchwhat after the same manner as in the first imaginant.

   • 1690, John Locke, An Essay concerning Human Understanding, Introduction:

     If we will disbelieve every thing, because we cannot know all things, we shall do muchwhat as wisely as he who would not use his legs because he had no wings to fly.

   • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses, Episode 14:

     But the braggart boaster cried that an old Nobodaddy was in his cups it was muchwhat indifferent and he would not lag behind his lead.

Noun

muchwhat ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) Many matters.^[1]

Synonyms

• all and sundry

References

1. ↑ Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed., 2005.