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

DeSantis signs bill banning homeless from camping in public spaces Like across the country, nonprofit food and health care providers and religious groups form a small but mighty stopgap for the unhoused in Grants Pass. —Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024

The small but mighty machine weighs just over 11 pounds and offers powerful suction to remove dirt and stains from couches, chairs, rugs, and more. —Casey Clark, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 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