mighty
Plural: mighties
Adjective Satellite
- having or showing great strength or force or intensity; ; ; - Bulwer-Lytton
- "struck a mighty blow"
- "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"
Adverb
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- "the baby is mighty cute"
- "he's mighty tired"
Noun
- A warrior of great strength and courage.
Adj
- Very strong; possessing might.
- Very heavy and powerful.
- Very large; hefty.
- Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
- Excellent, extremely good.
Adv
- Very; to a high degree.
Adjective
- Possessing great power or strength; formidable.
Examples
- He gave the ball a mighty hit.
- He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
- Her play of "QUIXOTIC" was a mighty move that secured her victory in Scrabble.
- Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.
- She's a mighty cook.
- Thor swung his mighty hammer.
- Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
- You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.
Origin / 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.
Scrabble Score: 15
mighty: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmighty: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mighty: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
mighty: valid Words With Friends Word