Definition of MIGHTY

mighty

Plural: mighties

Adjective Satellite

  • having or showing great strength or force or intensity; ; ; - Bulwer-Lytton
    • "struck a mighty blow"
    • "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"

Adverb

  • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
    • "the baby is mighty cute"
    • "he's mighty tired"

Noun

  • A warrior of great strength and courage.

Adj

  • Very strong; possessing might.
  • Very heavy and powerful.
  • Very large; hefty.
  • Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
  • Excellent, extremely good.

Adv

  • Very; to a high degree.

Examples

  • "He gave the ball a mighty hit."
  • "He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him."
  • "Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal."
  • "She's a mighty cook."
  • "Thor swung his mighty hammer."
  • "Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party."
  • "You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday."

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y.
Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

Synonyms

mightily, powerful, right

Scrabble Score: 15

mighty is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mighty is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mighty is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

mighty is a valid Words With Friends word