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mighty
English
Alternative forms
- mightie (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, mi?ty, ma?ty, from Old English mihti?, mehti?, meahti?, mæhti? (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *maht?g (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *maht?gaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might +? -y.
Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?ma?ti/
- (US) IPA(key): /?ma?ti/, [?m???i]
- Rhymes: -a?ti
Noun
mighty (plural mighties)
- (obsolete, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.
Adjective
mighty (comparative mightier, superlative mightiest)
- Very strong; possessing might.
- He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
- Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.
- Very heavy and powerful.
- Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- He gave the ball a mighty hit.
- (colloquial) Very large; hefty.
- 1809, Washington Irving, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker
- Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]
- 1809, Washington Irving, A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by Diedrich Knickerbocker
- Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- His mighty works
- Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
- (informal) Excellent, extremely good.
- Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
- She's a mighty cook.
Derived terms
- high and mighty
- mightiness
- unmighty
Translations
Adverb
mighty (not comparable)
- (colloquial, dialect) Very; to a high degree.
- The lady is not heard of, and the King mighty angry and the Lord sent to the Tower.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot Chapter IV
- I was mighty glad that our entrance into the interior of Caprona had been inside a submarine rather than in any other form of vessel. I could readily understand how it might have been that Caprona had been invaded in the past by venturesome navigators without word of it ever reaching the outside world, for I can assure you that only by submarine could man pass up that great sluggish river, alive.
Related terms
- might
- almighty
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almighty
English
Alternative forms
- allmighty, all-mighty
Etymology
From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihti? (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamaht?gaz, equivalent to al- +? might +? -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??l?ma?ti/
- Rhymes: -a?ti
Adjective
almighty (comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty)
- (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
- The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, OCLC 964384981, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”
- Synonyms: all-powerful, omnipotent
- (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
- (by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
Derived terms
Related terms
- might
- mighty
Translations
Adverb
almighty (not comparable)
- (slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
Further reading
- almighty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- almighty in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- almighty at OneLook Dictionary Search
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