MIGHTY

mighty

(adjective) having or showing great strength or force or intensity; “struck a mighty blow”; “the mighty logger Paul Bunyan”; “the pen is mightier than the sword”- Bulwer-Lytton

mighty, mightily, powerful, right

(adverb) (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; “the baby is mighty cute”; “he’s mighty tired”; “it is powerful humid”; “that boy is powerful big now”; “they have a right nice place”; “they rejoiced mightily”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mighty (plural mighties)

(obsolete, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.

Adjective

mighty (comparative mightier, superlative mightiest)

Very strong; possessing might.

Very heavy and powerful.

(colloquial) Very large; hefty.

Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.

(informal) Excellent, extremely good.

Adverb

mighty (not comparable)

(colloquial, dialect) Very; to a high degree.

Source: Wiktionary

Might"y, a. [Compar. Mightier; superl. Mightiest.] Etym: [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. mächtig, Goth. mahteigs. See Might, n.]

1. Possessing might; having great power or authority. Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Job ix. 4.

2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful. "His mighty works." Matt. xi. 20.

3. Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc. "A mighty famine." Luke xv. 14. "Giants of mighty bone." Milton. Mighty was their fuss about little matters. Hawthorne.

Might"y, n.; pl. Mighties.

Definition: A warrior of great force and courage. [R. & Obs.] 1 Chron. xi. 12.

Might"y, adv.

Definition: In a great degree; very. [Colloq.] "He was mighty methodical." Jeffrey. We have a mighty pleasant garden. Doddridge.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

MIGHTY

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