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mighty

UK/ˈmaɪti/ US/ˈmɑjtɪj/ common informal
adjective (1) adverb (1)

adjective

1.

having or showing great strength or force or intensity

  • “struck a mighty blow”
  • “the mighty logger Paul Bunyan”
  • “the pen is mightier than the sword” Bulwer-Lytton
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adverb

1.

(Southern regional intensive) very

  • “the baby is mighty cute”
  • “he”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
Synonyms

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • high and mighty
  • how the mighty have fallen
  • mighty dollar
  • mighty oaks from little acorns grow

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