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muckle

[ muhk-uhl ]

adjective

, British Dialect.


muckle

/ ˈmʌkəl /

adjective

  1. large; much
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adverb

  1. much; greatly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muckle1

Middle English mukel, variant of muchel; much
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Word History and Origins

Origin of muckle1

dialect variant of mickle
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Example Sentences

Like th' auld wife's parrot, 'we dinna speak muckle, but we're deevils to think,' an' we're aye thinkin' aboot ye.

Wi' a' that he had upon his mind, it was gey and unlikely Mr. Soulis wad get muckle sleep.

They'll be in for their tea ony meenute, an' the room no sae muckle as sweepit.

He kens muckle wha kens when to speak, but far mair wha kens when to haud his tongue.

But for a' that and twice as muckle 's a' that, I would not exchange him for all the cherries that ever came out of Asia Minor.

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