mighty
[mahy-tee]
- having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
- of great size; huge: a mighty oak.
- great in amount, extent, degree, or importance; exceptional: a mighty accomplishment.
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- Informal. very; extremely: I'm mighty pleased.
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- (used with a plural verb) mighty persons collectively (usually preceded by the): the rich and the mighty.
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Origin of mighty
Synonyms
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1. feeble. 2. small.
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Examples from the Web for mighty
Contemporary Examples
Wise Children by Angela Carter Oh how the mighty have fallen!
According to reports, they were mighty careful at every step, but just not careful enough.
It is a mighty tough slog, I will have to give them that, written in terse and exclusive science-ese.
The village sits along a narrowing vein of the Rio Negro, a tributary of the mighty Amazon.
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August 29, 2014
The U.S. economy, the mighty machine that powers global commerce, stalled out and seems to be headed in reverse.
Historical Examples
Then I heard a mighty voice, that seemed to proceed from within the Parthenon.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
It increases in strength and warmth, blowing with a mighty roar.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
I tell you, it's a mighty good thing we got your brains to depend on.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
It was a mighty voice lifted for right and against oppression.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
In this mighty enterprise, the cow shall be my great confederate.
A Rill from the Town Pump (From "Twice Told Tales")Nathaniel Hawthorne
mighty
- having or indicating might; powerful or strong
- (as collective noun; preceded by the)the mighty
- very large; vast
- very great in extent, importance, etc
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- informal, mainly US and Canadian (intensifier)he was mighty tired
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Word Origin and History for mighty
adj.
Old English mihtig, earlier mæhtig, from miht (see might (n.)). Cf. Old Frisian mechtig, Old Saxon mahtig, Dutch machtig, German mächtig. As an adverb, it is attested from c.1300, though now considered colloquial.
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Idioms and Phrases with mighty
mighty
see high and mighty.
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