What does mighty mean?

Definitions for mighty
ˈmaɪ timighty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. mightyadverb

    having or showing great strength or force or intensity

    "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton

  2. mighty, mightily, powerful, rightadverb

    (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

    "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily"

Wiktionary

  1. mightynoun

    Influential, powerful beings.

    The high and the mighty get what they want.

  2. mightyadverb

    Very; to a high degree.

  3. mightyadjective

    Very strong, possessing might.

    He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.

  4. mightyadjective

    Very heavy and powerful

  5. mightyadjective

    excellent, extremely good

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Mightyadjective

    Etymology: from might.

    Nimrod began to be a mighty one in the earth. Gen. x. 8.

    Great is truth, and mighty above all things. 1 Esd. iv. 41.

    He is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Job ii. 1.

    The mighty master smil’d. Dryden.

  2. Mightyadverb

    In a great degree. Not to be used but in very low language.

    Lord of his new hypothesis he reigns:
    He reigns; How long? Till some usurper rise,
    And he too mighty thoughtful, mighty wise:
    Studies new lines. Matthew Prior.

ChatGPT

  1. mighty

    Mighty can be defined as possessing great strength, power, or influence. It is often used to describe something or someone that is exceptionally powerful, formidable, or impressive in their abilities or accomplishments.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Mightynoun

    possessing might; having great power or authority

  2. Mightynoun

    accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful

  3. Mightynoun

    denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc

  4. Mightynoun

    a warrior of great force and courage

  5. Mightyadverb

    in a great degree; very

  6. Etymology: [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. mchtig, Goth. mahteigs. See Might, n.]

Wikidata

  1. Mighty

    Mighty is the fifth full-length release from The Planet Smashers. This is the first of two albums featuring drummer Scott Russell, and it is the only Planet Smashers album featuring trombonist J.O. Begin. The second track, "Explosive", features and was co-written by Neville Staple of The Specials. "Interlude" is not listed on the back cover, but the track numbers jump from 12 to 14.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. MIGHTY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mighty is ranked #44808 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Mighty surname appeared 479 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Mighty.

    93.7% or 449 total occurrences were Black.
    2.7% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.8% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.6% or 8 total occurrences were White.

British National Corpus

  1. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'mighty' in Adjectives Frequency: #1015

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of mighty in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of mighty in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of mighty in a Sentence

  1. Samuel Pepys:

    Mighty proud I am that I am able to have a spare bed for my friends.

  2. Jeff Kingston:

    It shows that even the high and mighty are not above the law.

  3. Theodore Roosevelt, The Man in the Arena:

    Far better is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.

  4. Robert Henri:

    There are mighty few people who think what they think they think.

  5. Barry Mehler:

    If a professor comes in and he’s all high and mighty and using words they don’t understand — that doesn’t help them relax and think.

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