Sekirov Dictionary

mighty

/ˈmaɪti/

adjective 5
adverb 1
noun 1
forms 3
phrases 1

adjective5

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very strong and full of power
- He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
•
Very heavy and powerful.
- Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- He gave the ball a mighty hit.
•
Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- His mighty works — 1611
•
(informal) Excellent, extremely good.
- Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
- She's a mighty cook.
•
Very large; hefty.
- Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […] — 1809

adverb1

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(informal) Very; to a high degree.
- 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.
- Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.

noun1

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(no longer used, rare) A warrior of great strength and courage.
- And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties. — 1611

forms

mighties · mightier · mightiest

Phrases with mighty

high and mighty
Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

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