Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a mighty manner; powerfully.
- adverb To a great degree; greatly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a mighty manner; by great power, force, or strength; vigorously; vehemently; earnestly.
- Greatly; in or to a great degree; very much.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.
- adverb To a great degree; very much.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
mighty manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
- adverb powerfully or vigorously
Etymologies
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Examples
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We talked about our dads -- mine had died a couple of years before -- and I left with the unforgettable image of her father propped up in his hospital bed suffering mightily from the infection that would soon kill him yet utterly engrossed by a weighty tome about the crusades.
Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010
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We talked about our dads -- mine had died a couple of years before -- and I left with the unforgettable image of her father propped up in his hospital bed suffering mightily from the infection that would soon kill him yet utterly engrossed by a weighty tome about the crusades.
Michael Sigman: Pat Moynihan's Letters Illuminate an Extraordinary Life Michael Sigman 2010
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I was suffering mightily from the altitude, with a wicked headache and dizziness verging on nausea.
6/9/08: Taos Toolbox, day 1: Clarion Deluxe, now with 50% less oxygen kateyule 2008
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Where “Ong Bak” succeeds so mightily is in its simplicity and purity.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2007
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And Scotty tried to spin mightily, promising to reduce such background briefings (but ducking the question as why it can't simply eliminate them here and now) And then again lecturing the press about the credibility problems of anonymous sources, yada, yada
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UConn struggled mightily from the arc, making just 4-of-16 attempts.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Duncan, who has struggled mightily from the line this season, misfired on 5-of-6 free throws against the Grizzlies, drawing a standing ovation for the one he made and refusing to speak to the media afterwards as a result of the insult.
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Nebraska struggled mightily from the floor in the opening 20 minutes and shot 30 percent (7-of-30).
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In their distresses they called mightily upon the Lord.
Among the Sioux A Story of the Twin Cities and the Two Dakotas R. J. Creswell
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Commodore Joshua Barney, who had made his name mightily respected as a seaman of the Revolution and who had never been known to shake in his shoes at sight of a dozen British ensigns.
The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Ralph Delahaye Paine 1898
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