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mightly

adj
/ˈmaɪt li/

Etymology

From Middle English mightli, myȝtly, from Old English mihtelīċ (“possible, able, capable”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtilīk, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilīkaz, *mahtulīkaz, equivalent to might + -ly. Cognate with Swedish maktlig (“powerful”).

  1. inherited from *mahtilīkaz✻
  2. inherited from *mahtilīk✻
  3. inherited from mihtelīċ — “possible, able, capable”
  4. inherited from mightli

Definitions

  1. Mighty

    Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.

    • King Haco would have ſtay'd, notwithstanding the mightly Power he had to encounter, […]
    • […] and the mightly arm of Alcher ſent him like a lion howling among the members of the dead.
    • Antilochus joined his grief to their tears: he held the mightly hand of Achilles; for deep he groaned from his inmoſt ſoul.

  2. Substantial

    Substantial; weighty; of import.

    • In touching upon these mightly results, which must attend, or soon follow, the completion of Welland Canal, [...]
    • Mightly indeed must be the Titanic current of that soul which could receive one whole human, full of thoughts, affections, and emotions, into its tide and yet remain uncoloured and unchanged.

  3. Able

    Able; able to occur; possible.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Mightily.

    2. Very.

      • "[...] Must have been mightly well corked." "With every possible care, probably. [...]"
      • We need the best material possible, and I believe we have some mightly good material at the present time.

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