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almighty

[ awl-mahy-tee ]

adjective

  1. having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. having very great power, influence, etc.:

    The almighty press condemned him without trial.

  3. Informal. extreme; terrible:

    He's in an almighty fix.



adverb

  1. Informal. extremely:

    It's almighty hot.

noun

  1. the Almighty, God.

almighty

1

/ ɔːˈɪɪ /

adjective

  1. all-powerful; omnipotent
  2. informal.
    (intensifier)

    an almighty row

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. informal.
    (intensifier)

    an almighty loud bang

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Almighty

2

/ ɔːˈɪɪ /

noun

  1. the Almighty
    another name for God
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈپ, adverb
  • ˈپԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·i· adverb
  • ·i·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of almighty1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to æl-, eal- all (cognate with Old Norse al- < *ol-o- ) + mihtig ( miht, meaht might 2 + -ig -y 1 ); Alemanni
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He knows that Scotland, on their very best day, are mad enough to make an almighty game of this.

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He said the cord "stretched like a rubber band" and he heard "a massive almighty bang, like a shotgun, then Chris's umbilical goes limp".

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The prospect of wrecking England's title pretensions, while dodging the Wooden Spoon will brew up an almighty atmosphere under the Principality roof.

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Build a base over the first 35 or 40 overs, leaving enough wickets in hand to launch an almighty assault in the latter part of the innings.

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Alan Bolster, who lives opposite scene, said he was asleep when he woke to the sound "of an almighty crash".

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