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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mighty \Might"y\, adjective [Compar. {Mightier}; superl. {Mightiest}.] [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. m["a]chtig, Goth. mahteigs. See {Might}, noun]
1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.
Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.
2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful. ''His mighty works.'' --Matt. xi. 20.
3. Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc. ''A mighty famine.'' --Luke xv. 14. ''Giants of mighty bone.'' --Milton.
Mighty was their fuss about little matters. --Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mighty
adjective: having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton
adverb: (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place" [syn: {powerful}, {right}] [also: {mightiest}, {mightier}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
mightier See {mighty}
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