1
: in a mighty manner : vigorously
applauded mightily
2
: very much
depressed me mightily
Synonyms
- 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
- mighty
- 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 mightily in a Sentence
They contributed mightily to the cause.
She struggled mightily to read his handwriting.
The soldiers fought mightily before finally surrendering.
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Other than Tuesday’s game against Colorado, when Letang struggled mightily, he’s been much better following his return from an illness.
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
All-Defensive Heat center Bam Adebayo has struggled mightily to score from anywhere.
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The Trojans offensive line struggled mightily in the first half of the season, while Moss was often asked to do too much to lift the offense.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The Orlando Pride struggled with both mightily through the early years, but their lowest point came in two years ago when the league suspended — and eventually fired — first-year coach Amanda Cromwell for misconduct.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
All-Defensive Heat center Bam Adebayo has struggled mightily to score from anywhere.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
The Trojans offensive line struggled mightily in the first half of the season, while Moss was often asked to do too much to lift the offense.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The Orlando Pride struggled with both mightily through the early years, but their lowest point came in two years ago when the league suspended — and eventually fired — first-year coach Amanda Cromwell for misconduct.
—Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mightily. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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mightily
adverb
might·i·ly
ˈmīt-ᵊl-ē 
1
: in a mighty manner : vigorously
fought mightily
2
: very much
contributed mightily to the cause
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