Meaning

5 senses
  1. Very strong; possessing might.

    He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.

    gewaltig, mächtig

    могу́щественныйmogúščestvennyj, мо́щныйmóščnyj

    могу́тнійmohútnij, поту́жнийpotúžnyj

  2. Very heavy and powerful.

    Thor swung his mighty hammer.

    He gave the ball a mighty hit.

  3. (colloquial)Very large; hefty.

  4. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.

  5. (informal)Excellent, extremely good.

    Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.

    She's a mighty cook.

More definitions
  • having or showing great strength or force or intensity

Examples

59 sentences
  1. The pen is mightier than the sword.

    Перо сильніше за меч. — aandrusiak

    ruПеро сильнее меча. — kotik

    deDie Feder ist mächtiger als das Schwert. — samueldora

  2. Don't get all high and mighty.

  3. Even the mightiest of empires comes to an end.

  4. I got mighty hungry.

    deIch bekam einen Mordskohldampf. — Waldelfe

  5. It seems like it's been a mighty long time since I've done that.

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ

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.

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Forms

mightier, mightiest
Comparativemightier Lesson
Superlativemightiest Lesson

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Synonyms

1 synonyms

Word family

5 related words

See also

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