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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The story this week for the Colts was head coach Shane Steichen saying veteran journeyman Joe Flacco was taking over as the team’s starting quarterback, relieving No. 4 overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, Anthony Richardson, of his duties as he’s struggled mightily this season.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
White can provide a veteran and leadership presence in the locker room for a secondary that has struggled mightily.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Unity has since struggled mightily, losing more than half its value.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The common denominator in both lineups is replacing VanVleet, who has struggled mightily thus far this season, with Thompson.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2024
White can provide a veteran and leadership presence in the locker room for a secondary that has struggled mightily.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Unity has since struggled mightily, losing more than half its value.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
The common denominator in both lineups is replacing VanVleet, who has struggled mightily thus far this season, with Thompson.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mightily. Accessed 24 Nov. 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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