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might·i·ly
(mīt′l-ē)adv.
1. In a mighty manner; powerfully.
2. To a great degree; greatly.
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mightily
(ˈmaɪtɪlɪ)adv
1. to a great extent, amount, or degree
2. with might; powerfully or vigorously
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might•i•ly
(ˈmaɪt l i)adv.
1. in a mighty manner; powerfully or vigorously.
2. to a great extent or degree; very much: to desire something mightily.
[before 900]
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Adv. | 1. | mightily - powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life" |
2. | mightily - (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 have a right nice place"; "they rejoiced mightily" intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier" |
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mightily
adverb
1. very, highly, greatly, hugely, very much, seriously (informal), extremely, intensely, decidedly, exceedingly He had given a mightily impressive performance.
2. powerfully, vigorously, strongly, forcefully, energetically, with all your strength, with all your might and main She strove mightily to put him from her thoughts.
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Translations
بِقُوَّه
mocně
mægtigt
mahtavasti
ביד רמה
nagymértékben
kröftuglega
kudretlekuvvetle
mightily
[ˈmaɪtɪlɪ] ADV1. (o.f.) (= greatly) [rejoice] → tremendamente, enormemente; [impressive] → sumamente
to be mightily impressed/relieved → estar tremendamente or sumamente impresionado/aliviado
I was mightily surprised → me sorprendí enormemente
to be mightily impressed/relieved → estar tremendamente or sumamente impresionado/aliviado
I was mightily surprised → me sorprendí enormemente
2. (liter) (= powerfully) [strike, hit] → con fuerza
they heaved mightily → tiraron con todas sus fuerzas
they heaved mightily → tiraron con todas sus fuerzas
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mightily
adv
(inf: = extremely) → mächtig (inf); a mightily improved team → eine stark verbesserte Mannschaft; mightily impressive → höchst beeindruckend; I was mightily impressed/relieved → ich war überaus beeindruckt/erleichtert
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might2
(mait) noun power or strength. The might of the opposing army was too great for us.
ˈmighty adjective having great power. a mighty nation.
ˈmightily adverbˈmightiness noun
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