mighty

Adjective · Adverb
US[mahy-tee]/ˈmaɪti/2 syllables
Synonyms: mightilypowerfulright

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)mightier, mightiest

  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”Opposite powerlessSimilar powerful

Adverb (1)

  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”Synonyms: mightilypowerfulright

Related words might noun, mightiness noun

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Translations

Adjective very strong, possessing might

Spanish
poderoso
French
puissant
German
mächtig
Italian
potente
Portuguese
poderoso
Turkish
güçlü
Russian
мо́щный móščnyj
Arabic
قَوِيّ qawiyy
Dutch
machtig
Polish
potężny
10 more languages
Swedish
mäktig
Greek
ισχυρός ischyrós
Portuguese (PT)
poderoso
Czech
mocný
Danish
mægtig
Esperanto
potenca
Finnish
voimakas
Georgian
ძლევამოსილი ʒlevamosili
Norwegian
mektig
Scottish Gaelic
cumhachdach

The main translation for each meaning, from the langtolang.com multilingual dictionary. Each word links to its full entry there.

Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Might′y adjective [Compar. Mightier; superlative Mightiest.]

Origin: AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. mächtig, Goth. mahteigs. See Might, noun

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 an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc. “A mighty famine.” Luke xv. 14. “Giants of mighty bone.” John Milton

Mighty was their fuss about little matters.— Nathaniel Hawthorne
Might′y noun; pl. Mighties (#).

A warrior of great force and courage. rare & obsolete 1 Chron. xi. 12.

Might′y adverb

In a great degree; very. colloquial “He was mighty methodical.” Lord Francis Jeffrey

We have a mighty pleasant garden.— Philip Doddridge

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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