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almighty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.

Meanings

1. (postpositional, sometimes) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
   • God almighty
   • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”
2. (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
   • When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day, a further 134 were needed and there was a genuine sense that an almighty upset might just come off. 2012 May 21, Tom Fordyce, “England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord's Test”, in BBC Sport:
   • I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.
3. (broadly) Having very great power, influence, etc.
   • The almighty press condemned him without trial.

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Deriveds

almighty dollar · almightiness · Almighty · almightyship · Christ almighty · almightiful · superalmighty · almightily

Relateds

mighty · might

Synonyms

omnipotent · all-powerful

Translations (75)

cmn 全能的 (unlimited in might) · is almáttugur (unlimited in might) · sv omnipotent (unlimited in might) · ckb خاوەند (unlimited in might) · gl todopoderoso (unlimited in might) · es todopoderoso (unlimited in might) · gd uile-chumhachdach (unlimited in might) · fr tout-puissant (unlimited in might) · vi toàn năng (unlimited in might) · be усёмагу́тны (unlimited in might) · de allmächtig (unlimited in might) · oc omnipotent (unlimited in might) · ca totpoderós (unlimited in might) · ga uilechumhachtach (unlimited in might) · nb allmektig (unlimited in might) · bg всеси́лен (unlimited in might) · pt onipotente (unlimited in might) · bcl makakamhan (unlimited in might) · pa قدیر (unlimited in might) · sv allsmäktig (unlimited in might) · pa ਕਦੀਰ (unlimited in might) · sh svȅmogūć (unlimited in might) · ar جَبّار (unlimited in might) · ang ælmihtiġ (unlimited in might) · aii ܐܲܚܝܼܕ ܟܠ (unlimited in might) · it onnipotente (unlimited in might) · mk севишен (unlimited in might) · ja 全能の (unlimited in might) · da almægtig (unlimited in might) · uk всемогу́тній (unlimited in might) · bg всемогъ́щ (unlimited in might) · sk všemohúci (unlimited in might) · uk всемогу́чий (unlimited in might) · am ኅያል (unlimited in might) · pl wszechmogący (unlimited in might) · fur onipotent (unlimited in might) · pl wszechmocny (unlimited in might) · hu mindenható (unlimited in might) · sh све̏могӯћ (unlimited in might) · am ኀያል (unlimited in might) · cy hollalluog (unlimited in might) · uk всеси́льний (unlimited in might) · ko 전능하다 (unlimited in might) · ru всеси́льный (unlimited in might) · ar كُلِّيّ القُدْرة (unlimited in might) · gv ooilley-niartal (unlimited in might) · he כֹּל יָכוֹל (unlimited in might) · ka ყოვლადძლიერი (unlimited in might) · eo ĉiopova (unlimited in might) · fi kaikkivaltias (unlimited in might) · nl almachtig (unlimited in might) · hy ամենազոր (unlimited in might) · pt todo-poderoso (unlimited in might) · ro omnipotent (unlimited in might) · gl omnipotente (unlimited in might) · sk všemocný (unlimited in might) · ca omnipotent (unlimited in might) · grc παντοκράτωρ (unlimited in might) · fi kaikkivoipa (unlimited in might) · yi אַלמעכטיק (unlimited in might) · fo almáttugur (unlimited in might) · ro atotputernic (unlimited in might) · uk всемогу́щий (unlimited in might) · it onnipossente (unlimited in might) · rgn unipotént (unlimited in might) · ka ყოვლისშემძლე (unlimited in might) · cs všemocný (unlimited in might) · ru всемогу́щий (unlimited in might) · el παντοδύναμος (unlimited in might) · cs všemohoucí (unlimited in might) · nn allmektig (unlimited in might) · mk семоќен (unlimited in might) · sl vsemogočen (unlimited in might) · es omnipotente (unlimited in might) · la omnipotēns (unlimited in might)

almighty en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ælmihtiġ (“all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- + might + -y.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, not-comparable, slang) Extremely; thoroughly.
   • I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold! 2007, Richard Laymon, Savage, page 203:
   • Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn. 1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:

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