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mighty.

A warrior of great strength and courage.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmaɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑjtɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmaɪti/US[ˈmʌɪɾi]US
  1. A warrior of great strength and courage.

    obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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.

adj/ˈmaɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑjtɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmaɪti/US[ˈmʌɪɾi]US
  1. Very strong; possessing might.

    He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
  2. Very heavy and powerful.

    Thor swung his mighty hammer.
    He gave the ball a mighty hit.
  3. Very large; hefty.

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

  5. Excellent, extremely good.

    informal
    Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
    She's a mighty cook.
Where this word comes from

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.

adv/ˈmaɪti/Received-Pronunciation/ˈmɑjtɪj/British, Southern, Standard/ˈmaɪti/US[ˈmʌɪɾi]US
  1. Very; to a high degree.

    colloquial · not-comparable
    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.
Where this word comes from

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.

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