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[syn: mighty, mightily, powerful, right]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mighty \Might"y\, n.; pl. Mighties.
A warrior of great force and courage. [R. & Obs.] --1 Chron.
xi. 12.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mighty \Might"y\, adv.
In a great degree; very. [Colloq.] "He was mighty
methodical." --Jeffrey.
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We have a mighty pleasant garden. --Doddridge.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mighty \Might"y\, a. [Compar. Mightier; superl. Mightiest.]
[AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. m[aum]chtig, Goth. mahteigs.
See Might, n.]
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1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.
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Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.
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2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
"His mighty works." --Matt. xi. 20.
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3. Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of
size, character, importance, consequences, etc. "A mighty
famine." --Luke xv. 14. "Giants of mighty bone." --Milton.
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Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
--Hawthorne.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mighty
adv 1: (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" [syn:
mighty, mightily, powerful, right]
adj 1: 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