amain

Meaning

Adv

1. With all of one's might; mightily; forcefully, violently.
2. At full speed; also, in great haste.
3. Out of control.
4. (obsolete) Exceedingly; overmuch.

Verb

1. (obsolete) To lower (the sail of a ship, particularly the topsail).
2. (obsolete) To decrease or reduce (something).
3. (obsolete) To lower the topsail in token of surrender; to yield.

Synonyms

violently

extremely

exceedingly

greatly

grossly

highly

hugely

keenly

largely

mickle

mighty

much

remarkably

sorely

urgently

vehemently

very

big time

like blue murder

enormously

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈmeɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: mayn

Inherited from Old English: mæġen

In summary

From a- (prefix with the sense ‘at; in; on; with’, used to show a state, condition, or manner) + main (“force, power, strength”). Main is derived from Middle English mayn (“strength”), from Old English mæġen (“strength”), from Proto-Germanic *maginą (“might, power, strength”), *maginaz (“strong”), from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- (“to be able”).