adverb · rare

mightily

might·i·ly

mightily · more mightily · most mightily

mächtig

In a mighty mannerIn a mighty manner.: With much physical force, power, or strength; also, with divine or superhuman power or strength.

/ˈmaɪtɪli/

» He strove mightily to overcome his addiction to heroin.

Meaning

5 senses

In a mighty manner.
(literary)With much physical force, power, or strength; also, with divine or superhuman power or strength.
The chivalrous knights entered the lists and fought mightily.
With much emotional, intellectual, or mental force or power; vehemently.
Of a characteristic: provided or present to a powerful or strong extent.
(informal)To a great extent; extremely, greatly.
He sounded mightily proud of himself.
(obsolete)Put in place through the use of force or power.

More definitions

powerfully or vigorously
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

Examples

2 sentences

He strove mightily to overcome his addiction to heroin.
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"Well, my lad," he said, "and what is this great thing you have to tell me that is so mightily wonderful?"
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Translations

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in a mighty manner:

Origin

From Middle English mightili (“with might, powerfully, strongly; forcefully, violently; gr

From Middle English mightili (“with might, powerfully, strongly; forcefully, violently; greatly; etc.”), from Old English meahtiglice (“with might, powerfully, mightily”), from meahtiġ, mihtiġ (“powerful, mighty”) + -līċe (suffix forming adverbs). Mihtiġ is derived from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), from *mahtiz (“force, strength; ability, power”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”)) + *-gaz (suffix with the sense ‘being; doing; having’ forming adjectives). By surface analysis, mighty + -ly (suffix forming adverbs).

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