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might·y    Audio Help   [mahy-tee] Pronunciation Key adjective, might·i·er, might·i·est, adverb, noun
–adjective
1.having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength: mighty rulers.
2.of great size; huge: a mighty oak.
3.great in amount, extent, degree, or importance; exceptional: a mighty accomplishment.
–adverb
4.Informal. very; extremely: I'm mighty pleased.
–noun
5.(used with a plural verb) mighty persons collectively (usually prec. by the): the rich and the mighty.

[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE mihtig. See might2, -y1]

might·i·ness, noun

1. strong, puissant. See powerful. 2. immense, enormous, tremendous, sizable.
1. feeble. 2. small.
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might·y    Audio Help   (mī'tē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   might·i·er, might·i·est
  1. Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force: a mighty orator; a mighty blow.
  2. Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent: a mighty stone fortress.

adv.   Informal
To a great degree; extremely. Used as an intensive: mighty fine; mighty tired. See Regional Note at powerful.

might'i·ness n.
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mighty

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 

adverb
1. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily" 

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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈmighty adjective
having great power
Example: a mighty nation
Arabic: قَوي، ذو قُوَّةٍ عَظيمَه
Chinese (Simplified): 强大的
Chinese (Traditional): 強大的
Czech: mocný
Danish: mægtig
Dutch: machtig
Estonian: vägev
Finnish: mahtava
French: puissant
German: mächtig
Greek: ισχυρός
Hungarian: hatalmas
Icelandic: voldugur, sterkur
Indonesian: perkasa
Italian: forte, potente
Japanese: 強力な
Korean: 강력한, 큰, 거대한
Latvian: spēcīgs; varens
Lithuanian: galingas, stiprus
Norwegian: mektig, veldig; kraftig
Polish: potężny
Portuguese (Brazil): poderoso
Portuguese (Portugal): poderoso
Romanian: puternic
Russian: могущественный; мощный
Slovak: mocný
Slovenian: mogočen
Spanish: poderoso, potente, enorme
Swedish: mäktig, väldig, kraftig, stark
Turkish: güçlü, kuvvetli
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Mighty

Might"i*ly\, adv. [From Mighty.]

1. In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.

Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. --Col. i. 29.

2. To a great degree; very much.

Practical jokes amused us mightily. --Hawthorne.
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Mighty

Might"y\, a. [Compar. Mightier; superl. Mightiest.] [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. m["a]chtig, Goth. mahteigs. See Might, n.]

1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.

Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.

2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful. "His mighty works." --Matt. xi. 20.

3. Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc. "A mighty famine." --Luke xv. 14. "Giants of mighty bone." --Milton.

Mighty was their fuss about little matters. --Hawthorne.
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Mighty

Might"y\, n.; pl. Mighties. A warrior of great force and courage. [R. & Obs.] --1 Chron. xi. 12.
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