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"He is not much good" — correct with "much". "She didn't look much disappointed" — is this correct with "much" too?
I need to hammer this nail. Why did you hand me a screwdriver? A screwdriver's not much good.
That is, a screwdriver is ill-suited for hammering.
When I told him there was no Santa Claus, he didn't ...
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"He is not much good" — correct with "much". "She didn't look much disappointed" — is this correct with "much" too?
"not much good" is a special case. Generally "not much" is followed by a comparative adjective, e.g. "not much stupider/better/taller", a mass noun e.g. "not much ...
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