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almighty

adj
/ɔːlˈmaɪti/

Etymology

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

  1. inherited from *alamahtīgaz✻
  2. inherited from ælmihtiġ — “all-powerful”
  3. inherited from almyghty

Definitions

  1. Unlimited in might

    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. Great

    Great; extreme; terrible.

    • I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.
    • 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.

  3. Having very great power, influence, etc.

    • The almighty press condemned him without trial.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Extremely

      Extremely; thoroughly.

      • Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn.
      • I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold!

    2. God, the supreme being.

      • The Almighty has smiled on us and blessed with good fortune.

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Derived

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

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA