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mighty(dictionary)
mighty 1, adjective(dictionary)
mighty 2, adverb(dictionary)
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mighty (iou)



mighty adjective & adverb.

A. adjective.
Possessing might or power; powerful, potent, strong. Freq. rhet., possessing a transcendent or imposing degree of power. OE.
Dryden Mighty Caesar, thund'ring from afar, Seeks on Euphrates' Banks the Spoils of War. W. Cowper On every mind some mighty spell she cast. Wordsworth And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore. Longfellow The smith, a mighty man is he, With large and sinewy hands. M. Foot So mighty a figure as Lloyd George, who had taken command of No. 10 Downing Street in war and peace.
Huge, massive, bulky. ME.
H. James Flying buttresses thrown forth like an array of mighty oars.
a. Considerable; very great in amount, extent, or degree. Now colloq. L16.
Beano Don't disturb me..I've a mighty lot of studying to do.
b. attrib. Thoroughgoing; being or having the quality of the noun indicated to a high degree. L17.
G. Borrow He is a mighty liberal.
Phrases: high and mighty: see HIGH adjective, adverb & noun. mighty (me)! Scot. & dial. expr. surprise or mild exasperation.
b. noun collect. pl. The class of mighty people. ME.
Bible (AV): 2 Samuel 1:19 How are the mightie fallen!
C. adverb. Very; greatly, extremely. Now colloq. ME.
P. Mann I've got a mighty important announcement to make.