mighty

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈmaɪti/ UK /ˈmaɪti/ See IPA manual

Freq #2880

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1

adj
Very strong, large, or powerful.

The mighty river carved a deep valley through the rock.
2

adj
Done with great force or power.

With one mighty blow, he split the log in two.
3

adv
Very (informal, common in the southern United States).

That's a mighty fine guitar you've got there.

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3 adv · very (informal, common in... mightily

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Forms mightiermightiest

Derived forms mightily mightinessovermightyunmighty

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.

*megʰ- Proto-Indo-European mighty Middle English mihtiġ Old English *mahtīg Proto-West Germanic *mahtīgaz Proto-Germanic

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# mighty

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, adv
**IPA (US):** /ˈmaɪti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈmaɪti/
**Frequency rank:** 2880

## Meanings
1. Very strong, large, or powerful.
2. Done with great force or power.
3. Very (informal, common in the southern United States).

## Examples
- The mighty river carved a deep valley through the rock.
- With one mighty blow, he split the log in two.
- That's a mighty fine guitar you've got there.

## Derived Forms
- mightily
- mightiness
- overmighty
- unmighty

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *megʰ-
- Root: mighty
- Root: mihtiġ
- Root: *mahtīg
- Root: *mahtīgaz

## Etymology
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.

## AI Etymology
Mighty comes 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. In present-day English its meanings include very strong, large, or powerful, done with great force or power, and very (informal, common in the southern United States). The historical chain runs through *megʰ- (Proto-Indo-European), mighty (Middle English), mihtiġ (Old English), *mahtīg (Proto-West Germanic), and *mahtīgaz (Proto-Germanic).

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