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in so much

in so much adverb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, so, much. Also the obsolete form of insomuch.

Adverb

in so much (not comparable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, so, much.
    • Around 2:00 a.m., I was in so much pain that I was crying, and my husband was getting angry at the hospital for not doing anything for me.2009, LaNita McMeekan-Cates, The Day My Baby Was Born: The Joys, Wonders, and Surprises of the Day You’ll Never Forget, Naperville, Ill.: Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 249

Also used as

in so much is also the obsolete form of insomuch.

Questions about in so much

What does in so much mean?
In so much means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, so, much.
What part of speech is in so much?
In so much is an adverb.

Words near in so much in the dictionary

  1. in silico
  2. in situ
  3. in small doses
  4. in so far as
  5. in so many words
  6. in so much
  7. in someone's black books
  8. in someone's blood
  9. in someone's boots
  10. in someone's corner
  11. in someone's day

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