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Definition of “mighty

mighty (ˈmaɪtɪPronunciation for mighty

Definitions

adjective

Word forms: mightier, mightiest
    1. having or indicating might; powerful or strong
    2. ((as collective noun;  preceded by ( preceded by the)  ⇒ the mighty 
  1. very large; vast
  2. very great in extent, importance, etc

adverb

  1. informal mainly US Canadian (intensifier)  ⇒ he was mighty tired 

Alternative Forms

ˈmightiness noun

Quotations

  • "How are the mighty fallen, and the weapons of war perished" Bible: II Samuel

Usage examples

  • By the time she'd finished, the Ratterlin had widened into the mighty river that most of the Kingdom knew.
    Garth Nix, LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
  • Other primates remained stuck with mighty muscles that squeezed the skull in a vice-like grip.
    New Scientist (2004)
  • There's never a flash of nudity, but it's all still mighty lurid.
    Globe and Mail (2003)
  • How the mighty have fallen World-wide troubles are putting years on followers of new economy
    Glasgow Herald (2001)
  • Of these, surely medicine's greatest gift to cricket must be the mighty Dr William Gilbert Grace --- `W. G. '.
    Jim Leavesley, George Biro, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)

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