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mighteous

adj

Etymology

From might + -eous, modelled after righteous, equivalent to might + -wise.

  1. inherited from *(me)mógʰe✻ — “to be able to, to have power”
  2. inherited from *mahtiz✻ — “ability, power; force, strength”
  3. inherited from *mahti✻
  4. inherited from maht
  5. inherited from maught
  6. suffixed as mighteous — “might + eous”

Definitions

  1. Possessing might

    Possessing might; mighty; powerful; mightily righteous.

    • The sea is thy mirror, thou regardest thy soul In its mighteous waves that unendingly roll, And thy spirit is yet not a chasm less drear.
    • We used to sleep the sleep of the mighteous, never reaching for d'epistle tucked, unfriared, under the brillo's ear.

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