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mightily
[ mahyt-l-ee ]
adverb
- in a mighty manner; powerfully or vigorously.
- to a great extent or degree; very much:
to desire something mightily.
ˈmightily
/ ˈmaɪtɪlɪ /
adverb
- to a great extent, amount, or degree
- with might; powerfully or vigorously
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
It resembled the team that struggled so mightily early this season.
An offensive line that struggled mightily last season, giving up 42 sacks, will have a big say in whether that happens.
It’s certainly possible to imagine another script-flipping event before we reach the first week of November, and Republicans will struggle mightily to make that happen.
The comment set off a light bulb for Hernández, who struggled mightily during the first half of the season while struggling to distinguish breaking balls out of pitchers’ hands.
The panel struggled mightily to get Greene to shut up so the hearing could continue.
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More About Mightily
What does mightily mean?
Mightily means with might—great strength or power. To do something mightily is to do it in a strong or powerful way.
Mightily is the adverb form of the adjective mighty, which means extremely strong (as in a mighty warrior) or powerful (as in a mighty king).
Sometimes, mighty is used as a very informal way of saying very or extremely, and mightily can be used in a similar way to mean very or very much, as in I’m mightily impressed. This use of mightily can sound a bit old-fashioned or folksy.
Example: He ruled mightily, and his empire extended to the ends of the earth.
Where does mightily come from?
The first records of the word mightily come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English mihtiglīce. The suffix -ly is used to form adverbs (the y in mighty is changed to an i in mightily, which is a spelling convention used in other adverbs whose base adjectives end in y, such as happily).
In modern speech, mightily is often intended to sound like the kind of descriptions found in older writing, such as in the Bible. This is often done to emphasize such strength, power, or greatness.
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How is mightily used in real life?
Mightily can sound somewhat formal or old-fashioned—it’s more common to use terms like powerfully in everyday conversation.
Windows is like the huge dinosaurs that once ruled mightily over the earth, but then were supplanted by much smaller, nimbler creatures.
— Keith Bluestone (@KeithBluestone) March 18, 2015
One of the finest baseball photos ever. Babe Ruth swinging mightily at the Polo Grounds in 1920. pic.twitter.com/mNRiNKidqv
— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) December 18, 2020
Heck yeah – I for one am mightily impresssed by the two @TheMysterines tracks @Spotify has prompted me to listen to today :) Props all round :)
— the LOST agency PR (@thelostagencypr) February 2, 2019
Try using mightily!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of mightily?
A. very
B. extremely
C. powerfully
D. weakly
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