mighty
nounEtymology
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.
Definitions
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.
Very strong
Very strong; possessing might.
- He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
- Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.
Very heavy and powerful.
- Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- He gave the ball a mighty hit.
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Very large
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 […]
Accomplished by might
Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- His mighty works
- 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.
- Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
Excellent, extremely good.
- Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
- She's a mighty cook.
Very
Very; to a high degree.
- 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.
- Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.
- The lady is not heard of, and the King mighty angry and the Lord sent to the Tower.
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA