mighty

[ mahy-tee ]

adjective

, might·i·er, might·i·est.

1. having, characterized by, or showing superior power or strength:

   mighty rulers.

   Synonyms: puissant, strong

   Antonyms: feeble

2. of great size; huge:

   a mighty oak.

   Synonyms: sizable, tremendous, enormous, immense

   Antonyms: small

3. great in amount, extent, degree, or importance; exceptional:

   a mighty accomplishment.

adverb

1. Informal. very; extremely:

   I'm mighty pleased.

noun

, (used with a plural verb)

1. mighty persons collectively:

   the rich and the mighty.

mighty

/ ˈmaɪtɪ /

adjective

1. 1. having or indicating might; powerful or strong
   2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the mighty

2. very large; vast
3. very great in extent, importance, etc

adverb

1. informal.
   (intensifier)

   he was mighty tired

Derived Forms

• ˈmightiness, noun

Other Words From

• mighti·ness noun
• over·mighty adjective
• quasi-mighty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mighty¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English mihtig; might ², -y ¹

Idioms and Phrases

see high and mighty .

Synonym Study

See powerful.

Example Sentences

Paley went on to make records there with John Wesley Harding and the Mighty Lemon Drops before helming a would-be comeback album by Lewis called “Young Blood” in 1995.

From Los Angeles Times

“The Piano Lesson” is a uniquely African American story: Based on the 1987 August Wilson play, it’s about a family torn between its painful past as slaves in Mississippi and a new life in Pittsburgh during the 1930s, all symbolized by an old upright piano that bears the scars, blood and tears of a mighty ancestry.

From Los Angeles Times

Rampant cord-cutting has roiled the television business and linear cable channels — once a mighty draw for couch-potato viewing — have become endangered species.

From Los Angeles Times

Excitement and anticipation ran high in Indian cricket circles as the team was expected to face the mighty Australians, led by legendary batsman Donald Bradman.

From BBC

England roused themselves as a mighty George Martin carry put the Boks into retreat and cleared the way for Underhill to barge over off a clever angled run and cut the Springbok lead to two points.

From BBC

Related Words

• enormous
• huge
• imposing
• large
• magnificent
• massive
• towering