much vs little

Definitions

adverb

1. to a very great degree or extent
2. to a great degree or extent
3. (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely
4. frequently or in great quantities
5. very

noun

1. a great amount or extent

adjective

1. (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent

Examples

Mix together with as few stirs as possible - mixing too much will make the muffins too dense and heavy.

Having drop-dead gorgeous, private, windowed offices makes it a lot easier to recruit the kinds of superstars that produce ten times as much as the merely brilliant software developers.

There is so much to enjoy here that it is a pity that a good deal of the information imparted is demonstrably wrong.

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Definitions

adverb

1. not much

adjective

1. (of children and animals) young, immature
2. limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
3. (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some
4. small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context)
5. low in stature; not tall

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noun

1. a small amount or duration

Examples

I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.

He was a cute little beggar, looked like you as well.

A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge.

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