Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force.
- adjective Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent.
- adverb To a great degree; extremely. Used as an intensive.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a great degree; very; exceedingly: as, mighty wise; mighty thoughtful.
- Possessed of or endowed with might; having much ability, strength, or power; eminently strong, powerful, or great: as, a mighty conqueror; a mighty intellect; a man mighty in argument.
- Marked by or manifesting might; very great, important, or momentous; of uncommon force, consequence, size, number, etc.
- Vast, enormous, immense, huge, stupendous, monstrous; violent, vehement, impetuous.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun R. & Obs. A warrior of great force and courage.
- adverb colloq. In a great degree; very.
- adjective Possessing might; having great power or authority.
- adjective Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- adjective Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Influential, powerful beings.
- adjective Very strong, possessing
might . - adjective Very heavy and powerful
- adjective
excellent , extremely good - adverb colloquial
Very ; to a highdegree .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing great strength or force or intensity
- adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
Etymologies
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Examples
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Brethren and sisters, there is a mighty, _mighty_ difference between the two.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary Collated from his Diary by Benjamin Funk John Kline 1830
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"Well, sir, that's mighty nice," observed Mr. Pryor; "_mighty_ nice!
The Flirt Booth Tarkington 1907
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This will cause huge consequences in regards to patent and trademarking of the term mighty mouse.
Apple’s Mighty Mouse Never Lived Up To Its Name. And Now It Can’t. MG Siegler 2005
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She's what I call a mighty eligible young woman -- pretty, bright, sensible, and without any fortune to make her foolish and you a fool.
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In Namibia shots ranged from 150 to over 400 yards, believe me that variable option came in mighty handy.
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US BOX OFFICE: IRON MAN 2 puts in mighty opening weekend …
Planet-x.com.au » US BOX OFFICE: IRON MAN 2 puts in mighty opening weekend … 2010
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In Namibia shots ranged from 150 to over 400 yards, believe me that variable option came in mighty handy.
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The war-monsters of Japan were loosed in mighty fleets.
Goliah 2010
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