almighty

[ awl-mahy-tee ]
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adjective
  1. having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.

  2. having very great power, influence, etc.: The almighty press condemned him without trial.

  1. Informal. extreme; terrible: He's in an almighty fix.

adverb
  1. Informal. extremely: It's almighty hot.

noun
  1. the Almighty, God.

Origin of almighty

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to æl-, eal-all (cognate with Old Norse al-<*ol-o-) + mihtig (miht, meahtmight2 + -ig-y1); cf. Alemanni

Other words for almighty

Other words from almighty

  • al·might·i·ly, adverb
  • al·might·i·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for almighty (1 of 2)

almighty

/ (ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ) /


adjective
  1. all-powerful; omnipotent

  2. informal (intensifier): an almighty row

adverb
  1. informal (intensifier): an almighty loud bang

Derived forms of almighty

  • almightily, adverb
  • almightiness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for Almighty (2 of 2)

Almighty

/ (ɔːlˈmaɪtɪ) /


noun
  1. the Almighty another name for God

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