mighty

1 of 2

adjective

ˈmī-tē 

mightier; mightiest

1

: possessing might : powerful

2

: accomplished or characterized by might

a mighty thrust

3

: great or imposing in size or extent : extraordinary

mighty

2 of 2

adverb

: extremely, very

a mighty handy gadget

Using Mighty as an Intensive: Usage Guide

Mighty used as an intensive usually conveys a folksy down-home feeling.

plain and simple fare … but mighty filling and mighty satisfying

—Asheville (N.C.) Citizen-Times

It is used especially to create a chatty style

turnip greens, corn bread and biscuits. That sounds mighty good to me

—Julia Child

or to stress a rural atmosphere.

a man must be mighty serious about his squirrel hunting

—Stuart Williams, Field & Stream

In a more formal context, mighty is used to create emphasis by drawing attention to itself.

the chairman made sure that there were mighty few of them

—Mollie Panter-Downes

Synonyms

Adjective

• heavy
• heavy-duty
• important
• influential
• potent
• powerful
• puissant
• significant
• strong

Adverb

• achingly
• almighty
• archly
• awful
• awfully
• badly
• beastly
• blisteringly
• bone
• colossally
• corking
• cracking
• damn
• damned
• dang
• deadly
• desperately
• eminently
• enormously
• especially
• ever
• exceedingly
• exceeding
• extra
• extremely
• fabulously
• fantastically
• far
• fiercely
• filthy
• frightfully
• full
• greatly
• heavily
• highly
• hugely
• immensely
• incredibly
• intensely
• jolly
• majorly
• mightily
• monstrous [chiefly dialect]
• mortally
• most
• much
• particularly
• passing
• rattling
• real
• really
• right
• roaring
• roaringly
• seriously
• severely
• so
• sore
• sorely
• spanking
• specially
• stinking
• such
• super
• supremely
• surpassingly
• terribly
• that
• thumping
• too
• unco
• uncommonly
• vastly
• very
• vitally
• way
• whacking
• wicked
• wildly

Examples of mighty in a Sentence

Adjective

The barbarians faced a mighty army.

the decline of a mighty empire

With a mighty leap, he jumped across the stream.

A mighty famine devastated the land.

It took a mighty effort to get everything done on time.

Adverb

Your father and I are mighty proud of you.

That was a mighty tasty dinner.

He made the offer mighty appealing.

She has some mighty important decisions to make.

It sure was mighty cold last night.

We're mighty glad to be here.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Verdict: The Content Creation Laptop to Beat (in the Right Configuration) First and foremost, the latest MacBook Pro challenges some of the most competitive laptops without even making the mighty leap to M4 Max. —PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024

Sprint Weekend With Norris finishing P2 to Verstappen’s P6 in Mexico, this closed the Championship gap and set up a mighty battle in Brazil. —Rob Reed, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024

Adverb

The small but mighty dimmable spotlight delivers that golden hour glow to any blank wall. —Talia Abbas, Glamour, 13 Sep. 2024

McAvoy is also mighty impressed by the striking resemblance of Emma Corrin’s Cassandra Nova, who is the sister of his Charles Xavier character in Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman’s team-up. —Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing mighty

• high-and-mighty
• mighty mite

Kids Definition

mighty

1 of 2 adjective

ˈmīt-ē 

mightier; mightiest

1

: having might : powerful, strong

a mighty army

2

: done by might : showing great power

mighty deeds

3

: very great

a mighty famine

mightiness noun

mighty

2 of 2 adverb

: very entry 2 sense 1, extremely

mighty proud of you