mighty
/'maiti/
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Definition
Adjective:
- Having or showing great strength, power, or force: Describes something or someone possessing immense physical power, influence, or intensity.
- Imposing or great in size, degree, or extent: Can describe something that is very large, impressive, or formidable.
Adverb:
- (Informal, especially Southern US) Very; to a great degree: Used for emphasis to mean "extremely" or "very."
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The knight struck a mighty blow with his sword. (The knight delivered a very powerful and forceful strike.)
- They sailed across the mighty ocean. (They sailed across the vast and powerful ocean.)
- The pen is mightier than the sword. (The power of writing and ideas is greater than the power of weapons.)
Adverb:
- I'm mighty glad to see you! (I am extremely happy to see you!)
- That was a mighty fine meal. (That was a very good meal.)
- He's mighty tired after the long journey. (He is very tired after the long journey.)
Advanced Usage
- "High and mighty" (Idiomatic Adjective Phrase): Behaving in a way that shows you think you are more important than other people; arrogant.
- Ever since he got promoted, he's been acting all high and mighty.
- "Mightily" (Adverb): An adverb form meaning with great strength, force, or to a very great degree.
- He struggled mightily to lift the weight. (He struggled with great effort.)
- They were mightily impressed by the performance. (They were extremely impressed.)
Variants and Related Words
- Might (Noun): Great and impressive power or strength, especially of a nation, military, etc.
- The army marched forth in all its might.
- Mightier (Adjective, Comparative): More mighty.
- Mightiest (Adjective, Superlative): Most mighty.
- Almighty (Adjective): Having complete power; often used as a title for God (e.g., God Almighty).
Synonyms
- Adjective: Powerful, strong, forceful, potent, formidable, colossal, immense.
- Adverb: Very, extremely, exceedingly, terribly, awfully (informal), powerfully (informal).
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Mighty oaks from little acorns grow" (Proverb): Great things can come from small and modest beginnings.
- "Put up a mighty fight/struggle": To resist or compete with great effort and determination.
- The team was losing, but they put up a mighty fight until the end.
Adjective
- 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
- (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