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mighty en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌɪte/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈmʌɪɾi] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɑeti/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (US)
• /-ti/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmɑjtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y. Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

Meanings

1. Very strong; possessing might.
   • He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
   • Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Job 9:4:
2. Very heavy and powerful.
   • He gave the ball a mighty hit.
   • Thor swung his mighty hammer.
3. (colloquial) Very large; hefty.
   • 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, A History of New York, Washington Irving:
4. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
   • Under his ſpecial eie / Abſtemious I [Samson] grew up and thriv'd amain; / He led me on to mightieſt deeds / Above the nerve of mortal arm / Againſt the uncircumciſ'd, our enemies. 1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […].”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC, page 42, lines 637–638:
   • His mighty works 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 11:20:
   • Mighty was their fuss about little matters. 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC:
5. (informal) Excellent, extremely good.
   • Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
   • She's a mighty cook.

Forms

Deriveds

mightily · how the mighty have fallen · mightiness · mighty oaks from little acorns grow · high and mighty · overmighty · unmighty · mighty dollar

Synonyms

puissant

Translations (63)

qu qhapaq (very strong, possessing might) · sv mäktig (very strong, possessing might) · th เกรียงไกร (very strong, possessing might) · de gewaltig (very strong, possessing might) · gd cumhachdach (very strong, possessing might) · fi mahtava (very strong, possessing might) · fr puissant (very strong, possessing might) · nl machtig (very strong, possessing might) · el ισχυρός (very strong, possessing might) · ga tréan (very strong, possessing might) · th ทรงพลัง (very strong, possessing might) · hi शक्तिशाली (very strong, possessing might) · ja 強大な (very strong, possessing might) · oc poderós (very strong, possessing might) · cs mocný (very strong, possessing might) · cmn 强大的 (very strong, possessing might) · sa विभूति (very strong, possessing might) · ar مُقْتَدِر (very strong, possessing might) · ru мо́щный (very strong, possessing might) · uk могу́тній (very strong, possessing might) · es poderoso (very strong, possessing might) · grc κρατύς (very strong, possessing might) · it potente (very strong, possessing might) · no mektig (very strong, possessing might) · de mächtig (very strong, possessing might) · hi शक्तिमान (very strong, possessing might) · got 𐌼𐌰𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 (very strong, possessing might) · pl potężny (very strong, possessing might) · ca poderós (very strong, possessing might) · da mægtig (very strong, possessing might) · la imperiōsus (very strong, possessing might) · egy wsr-s-r:D40 (very strong, possessing might) · ar قَدِيْر (very strong, possessing might) · sa उग्र (very strong, possessing might) · ga mórchumhachtach (very strong, possessing might) · uk поту́жний (very strong, possessing might) · pl mocarny (very strong, possessing might) · ru могу́щественный (very strong, possessing might) · ka ძლიერი (very strong, possessing might) · fa هزبر (very strong, possessing might) · ar جَبَّار (very strong, possessing might) · la potens (very strong, possessing might) · ar قَادِر (very strong, possessing might) · it possente (very strong, possessing might) · ar عَزِيْز (very strong, possessing might) · bg силен (very strong, possessing might) · fy machtich (very strong, possessing might) · hi बलवान (very strong, possessing might) · ko 힘센 (very strong, possessing might) · hy հզոր (very strong, possessing might) · fi voimakas (very strong, possessing might) · ar قَوِيّ (very strong, possessing might) · el κραταιός (very strong, possessing might) · grc ἰσχυρός (very strong, possessing might) · ga neartmhar (very strong, possessing might) · grc κραταιός (very strong, possessing might) · fi voimallinen (very strong, possessing might) · ka ძლევამოსილი (very strong, possessing might) · grc καρτερός (very strong, possessing might) · hi बली (very strong, possessing might) · pt poderoso (very strong, possessing might) · bg мощен (very strong, possessing might) · eo potenca (very strong, possessing might)

mighty en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌɪte/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈmʌɪɾi] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɑeti/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (US)
• /-ti/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmɑjtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y. Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

Meanings

1. (colloquial, not-comparable) Very; to a high degree.
   • 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. 1918 September–November, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Land That Time Forgot”, in The Blue Book Magazine, Chicago, Ill.: Story-press Corp., →OCLC; republished as chapter IV, in Hugo Gernsback, editor, Amazing Stories, (please specify |part=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Experimenter Publishing, 1927, →OCLC:
   • 'He is a mighty handsome man!' 'I don't think so,' said Tess coldly. 1891, Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, volume 1, London: James R. Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., page 82:
   • Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.
   • You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.
   • The lady is not heard of, and the King mighty angry and the Lord sent to the Tower. 1665 June 6 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “May 28th, 1665”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume IV, London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1894, →OCLC:
   • I pounded on a farmhouse / Lookin' for a place to stay / I was mighty, mighty tired / I had come a long, long way 1964, Bob Dylan, “Motorpsycho Nitemare”:
   • "You see, between you an' me close-tiled, I look on this South American business as a mighty serious thing, and if I have a pal with me I want a man I can bank on." 1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
   • I was walkin' down the street / And it was gettin' mighty late 1965, Shadow Morton, “Sophisticated Boom Boom”, performed by The Shangri-Las:
   • And I know my love, it's about that time / Make me feel, mighty real 1979, “You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)”, performed by Sylvester:
   • Father Miley, you know's a mighty ginteel man intirely, and one that likes to obleege the quolity in anything that doesn't go agin' his juty[.]" 1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 515:

Forms

Relateds

almighty · might

mighty en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʌɪte/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈmʌɪɾi] (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈmɑeti/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• /-tɪ/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmaɪti/ (US)
• /-ti/ (Scotland)
• /ˈmɑjtɪj/ (British, Southern, Standard)

Etymology

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y. Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.
   • And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Chronicles 11:12:

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