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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Beyond that financial cost, the appliances contribute mightily to the nation’s carbon footprint.
—Tik Root / Grist, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
Education Department officials said a shortage of funding contributed mightily to the problems.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024
Garments independently purpose-built for each of these users would probably diverge mightily from each other; a 21-year-old elite athlete has different physical needs than a middle-aged insurance adjuster at a sports bar.
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2024
If Udoka were to make a move, the most obvious candidate would seem to be Jalen Green, the second overall pick in the 2021 draft who has struggled mightily in his third season.
—Rahat Huq, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2024
Snap Analysts expected good, Snap delivered not good and the stock gaps down, mightily.
—John Navin, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
In that universe, tumbles against Fresno State, San Jose State and UNLV in the coming month would sting most and mightily.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
Recent wargames suggest the U.S. Navy would struggle mightily to defeat a Chinese fleet that was an afterthought just two decades ago.
—Gil Barndollar, TIME, 12 Feb. 2024
New offensive line coach Joe Gilbert needs to figure out strategies at multiple positions as the offensive line struggled mightily last year.
—Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 12 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of mightily was
before the 12th century
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Cite this Entry
“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mightily. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
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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