mighty

SubstantivAdjektivAdverbhäufig in Dialogen

Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈmaɪti//
Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈmɑjtɪj//
Vereinigte Staaten//ˈmaɪti//
Vereinigte Staaten/[ˈmʌɪɾi]/
Australien//ˈmɑeti//

Very strong; possessing might.

Substantiv

1
veraltetA warrior of great strength and courage.
And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo, the Ahohite, who was one of the three mighties.

Herkunft

From Middle English mighty, mightie, mighti, myghty, miȝty, maȝty, from Old English mihtiġ, mehtiġ, meahtiġ, mæhtiġ (“mighty”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtīg (“mighty”), from Proto-Germanic *mahtīgaz (“mighty”), equivalent to might + -y. Cognate with Scots michty, mychty, Saterland Frisian machtich, Dutch machtig, German Low German machtig, German mächtig, Swedish mäktig.

Adjektiv

1
Very strong; possessing might.
He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.
Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.
2
Very heavy and powerful.
Thor swung his mighty hammer.
He gave the ball a mighty hit.
3
Very large; hefty.
Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]
4
Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
His mighty works
Under his ſpecial eie / Abſtemious I [Samson] grew up and thriv'd amain; / He led me on to mightieſt deeds / Above the nerve of mortal arm / Againſt the uncircumciſ'd, our enemies.
Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
5
umgangssprachlichExcellent, extremely good.
Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.
She's a mighty cook.

Adverb

1
Very; to a high degree.
You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.
Pork chops boiled with turnip greens make a mighty fine meal.
The lady is not heard of, and the King mighty angry and the Lord sent to the Tower.
Father Miley, you know's a mighty ginteel man intirely, and one that likes to obleege the quolity in anything that doesn't go agin' his juty[.]"

Formen

Plural: mighties
Komparativ: mightier
Superlativ: mightiest

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