mightily

mightily
adv
1. strongly, powerfully, by main force, forcibly, with a strong hand, by brute strength or force, soundly, firmly; in a mighty manner, manfully, potently, forcefully, strenuously, with Herculean effort, with all one's might, with everything that is in one, sturdily, ruggedly; vigorously, hammer and tongs, tooth and nail, heart and soul, Latin, vi et ar-mis. with might and main, with a vengeance; to the best of one's ability, so far as one can, as best one can, as lies in one's power or scope; dynamically, strikingly, tellingly, to good account or purpose. See might(def.4).
2. intensely, loudly, deafeningly.
3. very, very much, exceedingly, to a great extent, in large degree, greatly, largely; Inf. awfully, Inf. terribly, Inf. terrifically, Inf. mighty, Dial. almighty; decidedly, clearly, obviously, noticeably, truly, undeniably.

A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР
Synonyms:
, , , , / , (colloq.)


Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mightily — Might i*ly, adv. [From {Mighty}.] 1. In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully. [1913 Webster] Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Col. i. 29. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mightily — [adv1] very much, extremely decidedly, exceedingly, greatly, highly, hugely, intensely, mighty, notably, surpassingly, very; concept 569 Ant. little mightily [adv2] forcefully arduously, energetically, forcibly, hard, hardly, laboriously, lustily …   New thesaurus

  • mightily — (adv.) O.E. mihtiglice; see MIGHTY (Cf. mighty) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …   Etymology dictionary

  • mightily — might|i|ly [ˈmaıtıli] adv 1.) very ▪ a mightily impressive piece of work ▪ I was mightily relieved when we landed at Manchester airport. 2.) literary using great strength ▪ We laboured mightily to rebuild the walls …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • mightily — [[t]ma͟ɪtɪli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV adj/adv, ADV after v (emphasis) Mightily means to a great extent or degree. [OLD FASHIONED] He had given a mightily impressive performance... She strove mightily to put Mike from her thoughts …   English dictionary

  • mightily — adverb Date: before 12th century 1. in a mighty manner ; vigorously < applauded mightily > 2. very much < depressed me mightily > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mightily — adv. Mightily is used with these adjectives: ↑impressed, ↑impressive, ↑relieved Mightily is used with these verbs: ↑contribute, ↑strive, ↑struggle, ↑suffer, ↑try …   Collocations dictionary

  • mightily — adverb especially literary 1 very: She seemed mightily impressed by his story. 2 using great strength: Fred swung mightily at the ball …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • mightily — adverb 1. powerfully or vigorously he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life 2. (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree the baby is mighty cute he s mighty tired it is powerful humid that boy is powerful big now they… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mightily — /muyt l ee/, adv. 1. in a mighty manner; powerfully or vigorously. 2. to a great extent or degree; very much: to desire something mightily. [bef. 900; ME; OE mihtiglice. See MIGHTY, LY] * * * …   Universalium

  • mightily — might|i|ly [ maıtıli ] adverb FORMAL 1. ) very much: Immigrants contributed mightily to American prosperity. 2. ) with a lot of strength or force …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”