mightily

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmaɪtəli/ UK /ˈmaɪtɪli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
with great force, power, or to a great degree

They labored mightily to raise the fallen beam.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adv · with great force, power, or... powerfully forcefully greatly strongly vigorously exceedingly tremendously

Opposites

feebly weakly slightly faintly

Word family

Related forms mighty might mightiness

Etymology

From mighty (Old English mihtig 'powerful', from miht 'power, might') + -ly. The noun might descends from Proto-Germanic *mahti-, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- 'to be able'.

mihtig Old English *magti- Proto-Germanic

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# mightily

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪtəli/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪtɪli/

## Meanings
1. with great force, power, or to a great degree

## Examples
- They labored mightily to raise the fallen beam.

## Synonyms
- powerfully
- forcefully
- greatly
- strongly
- vigorously
- exceedingly
- tremendously

## Antonyms
- feebly
- weakly
- slightly
- faintly

## Related Forms
- mighty
- might
- mightiness

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mihtig
- Root: *magti-

## Etymology
From mighty (Old English mihtig 'powerful', from miht 'power, might') + -ly. The noun might descends from Proto-Germanic *mahti-, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- 'to be able'.

## AI Etymology
Mightily comes from mighty (Old English mihtig 'powerful', from miht 'power, might') + -ly. The noun might descends from Proto-Germanic *mahti-, from Proto-Indo-European *megʰ- 'to be able'. The etymological trail includes Old English mihtig, Proto-Germanic *magti-. The same word family includes mighty, might, mightiness. Its current adverb use means "with great force, power, or to a great degree".

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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