1
: in a mighty manner : vigorously
applauded mightily
2
: very much
depressed me mightily
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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Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
So going into the Army might be exactly right, and if I am not taken, relief and disappointment will be mightily intermingled.
—John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025
James struggled mightily in his limited NBA minutes (31.3 percent from the field, 28.1 percent on 3s across 27 games).
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 July 2025
He is fooled mightily at the plate by savvy pitchers.
—Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mightily. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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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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