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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
more/mɔː(r)/

▶determiner & pronoun a greater or additional amount or degree. ▶adverb

• 1 forming the comparative of adjectives and adverbs, especially those of more than one syllable.

• 2 to a greater extent.

  ■ (more than) extremely: she is more than happy to help.

• 3 again.

• 4 moreover.

– phrases
more and more at a continually increasing rate.
more or less

• 1 to a certain extent.

• 2 approximately.

no more

• 1 nothing further.

• 2 no further.

• 3 (be no more) exist no longer.

• 4 never again.

• 5 neither.

– origin OE māra, of Gmc origin.

usage: It is incorrect to use more with an adjective that is already in a comparative form (more better, more hungrier); the correct usage is simply better or hungrier (or more hungry).

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
many/ˈmeni/

▶determiner, pronoun, & adjective (more, most) a large number of. ▶noun (as pl. n. the many) the majority of people.

– phrases
a good (or great) many a large number.
many a —— a large number of.

– derivatives
manyfold adverb & adjective.

– origin OE manig, of Gmc origin.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
much/mʌtʃ/

▶determiner & pronoun (more, most) a large amount. ▶adverb

• 1 to a great extent; a great deal.

• 2 [usu. with neg. or in questions] for a large part of one's time; often.

– phrases
a bit much informal somewhat excessive or unreasonable.
(as) much as even though.
not much of a not a good example of: I'm not much of a gardener.
so much the better (or worse) that is even better (or worse).
too much too difficult or exhausting to tolerate.

– derivatives
muchly adverb (humorous).

– origin ME: shortened from muchel, from OE micel (see mickle).