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mightily
[ mahyt-l-ee ]
adverb
- in a mighty manner; powerfully or vigorously.
- to a great extent or degree; very much:
to desire something mightily.
ˈ³¾¾±²µ³ó³Ù¾±±ô²â
/ ˈ³¾²¹Éª³Ùɪ±ôɪ /
adverb
- to a great extent, amount, or degree
- with might; powerfully or vigorously
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Example Sentences
Greensboro didn’t score a single bucket from the field in the second quarter, as it struggled mightily just to get the ball past halfcourt.
He struggled mightily in a playoff loss to the Rams and was sacked nine times.
I struggled, mightily, as Schwartz and I continued up and across the rugged slope.
Nash wouldn't have touched down had there been no collision, but it was mightily close.
Allen stopped by last summer and tried mightily to be the first name on the “rock of fame,†where Nantz memorializes friends who ace the hole.
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More About Mightily
What doesÌýmightily mean?
Mightily means with might—great strength or power. To do something mightily is to do it in a strong or powerful way.
Mightily is the adverb form of the adjective mighty, which means extremely strong (as in a mighty warrior) or powerful (as in a mighty king).
Sometimes, mighty is used as a very informal way of saying very or extremely, and mightily can be used in a similar way to mean very or very much, as in I’m mightily impressed. This use of mightily can sound a bit old-fashioned or folksy.
Example: He ruled mightily, and his empire extended to the ends of the earth.
Where doesÌýmightily come from?
The first records of the word mightily come from before the 900s. It comes from the Old English ³¾¾±³ó³Ù¾±²µ±ôÄ«³¦±ð. The suffix -ly is used to form adverbs (the y in mighty is changed to an i in mightily, which is a spelling convention used in other adverbs whose base adjectives end in y, such as happily).
In modern speech, mightily is often intended to sound like the kind of descriptions found in older writing, such as in the Bible. This is often done to emphasize such strength, power, or greatness.
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What are some other forms related to mightily?
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What are some words that often get used in discussing mightily?
How isÌýmightily used in real life?
Mightily can sound somewhat formal or old-fashioned—it’s more common to use terms like powerfully in everyday conversation.
Windows is like the huge dinosaurs that once ruled mightily over the earth, but then were supplanted by much smaller, nimbler creatures.
— Keith Bluestone (@KeithBluestone)
One of the finest baseball photos ever. Babe Ruth swinging mightily at the Polo Grounds in 1920.
— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic)
Heck yeah – I for one am mightily impresssed by the two tracks has prompted me to listen to today :) Props all round :)
— the LOST agency PR (@thelostagencypr)
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Try usingÌýmightily!
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of mightily?
A. very
B. extremely
C. powerfully
D. weakly
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