in so much

adverb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, so, much.

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Meanings

adverbin so much (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteObsolete form of insomuch.

    In ſo much that yͧ ſhouldeſt ſee thẽ make thẽſelues poꝛe, to helpe other as they now make other pooꝛe to make thẽſelues rich.

    1573, “An exposition vppon the v. vi. vii. chapters of Mathew, […]”, in The Whole Workes of W[illiam] Tyndall, Iohn Frith, and Doct[or [[w:Robert Barnes (martyr)|Robert] Barnes]], […], London: […] Iohn Daye, […], fifth chapter, page 198, column 1
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    Then they vrged me to drink a very vnpleaſant potion, which troubled me greatly; in ſo much as I deſired them to vntye me, and give me leaue to lye downe vppon my bed: but they regarded not any words, […]

    1605, S[amuel] H[arsnett], A Declaration of Egregious Popish Impostures, to With-draw the Harts of His Maiesties Subiects from Their Allegeance, and from the Truth of Christian religion Professed in England, vnder the Pretence of Casting out of Deuils. […], London: […] Ia. Roberts, […], page 266

    But as it ordinarily happens, that when a man hath ſome ſecret deſign, he meets with an hundred rubs he never foreſaw, Melicrates was courted that day to ſpend the evening in divers places; two of his friends came to deſire his company at ſupper; in ſo much that he had much ado to be rid of all thoſe that came to ſee him.

    1678, [Georges] de Scudéry, translated by J. Davies, Clelia, an Excellent New Romance: […], London: […] H. Herringman, D. Newman […], part III, book III, page 376, column 2
  2. not comparableUsed 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
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