mighty
Meaning
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- Very strong; possessing might.
- Very heavy and powerful.
- (colloquial) Very large; hefty.
- Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- (informal) Excellent, extremely good.
Synonyms
stallwart
of extended power
very strong
most Indra-like
not poor
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaɪti/
Etymology
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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