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mighty

79 5.8
Used especially in informal speech to mean very
  • adverb
  • /ˈmaɪti/
  • Informal
: muy
  • But when he came in sight of his house, well, he was mighty surprised.
  • mighty good
  • mighty proud
  • mighty fine

Telling her that you look mighty good in that red dress.

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Examples

  • - You look mighty tan.

    Open Water 2: Adrift (2006)

  • And I find it mighty interesting to think about.

  • Telling her that you look mighty good in that red dress.

    Apollonia Ponti

  • My, Oh my, it's mighty cold outside.

  • Wow, this is all happening mighty quick.

    Big Eyes (2014)

  • l was feeling mighty bad.

    The Color Purple (1985)

  • It's true, I felt mighty sorry for myself for a whole season.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • All this has been mighty easy to get accustomed to.

    Academic text (2004)

  • You're lookin' mighty handsome in that white suit.

    Gable and Lombard (1976)

  • My, oh my, it's mighty cold outside.

Synonyms

very
vsmighty
∞ 1.0

To a large degree

is the informal chiefly US form of that same degree emphasis
right
vsmighty
∞ 1.0

Use to mean very or completely

is focused specifically on degree rather than many emphatic senses
incredibly
vsmighty
584 2.3

To a very great degree

marks plain strong degree rather than an extraordinary or unbelievable sense
hugely
vsmighty
84 2.1

To a very great degree

is a general intensifier not focused on physical size or volume
supremely
vsmighty
26 4.5

To a very high degree

expresses simple intense degree rather than absolute or ultimate level
mightily
vsmighty
24 4.0

To do something with great force or effort

is used more as a casual intensifier of degree than literal force
terrifically
vsmighty
12 3.6

To a very high degree

is the plain degree marker rather than praise for notable quality
monumentally
vsmighty
8 4.4

Says that something is extremely large, important, or impressive

is a general intensifier and not focused on grandeur or memorability
super-duper
vsmighty
  • Informal
4 7.9

Very good and impressive

is used for general intensity, not only to praise excellence
prodigiously
vsmighty
2 7.7

In a very large and impressive way

is used for normal intensity rather than extraordinary impressiveness
surpassingly
vsmighty
1 8.4

To a very high degree

marks general high degree rather than being beyond usual limits
powerful
vsmighty
  • Informal
8.7

Very, used in informal speech in the southern United States

is used across the US rather than in one specific region
wicked
vsmighty
  • Informal
8.0

An informal word meaning very, often used in New England

is the general informal US form rather than a regional slang term
mega
vsmighty
  • Informal
4.7

Put before an adjective or adverb to mean very

is used as an adverb itself rather than only as a premodifier
tres
vsmighty
  • Informal
9.9

An informal way to say very, like the French word très

is native informal English intensifier rather than a foreign imitation

Antonyms

slightly
885 1.0

A little, not very much

somewhat
816 2.0

To a small degree

Idioms

mighty proud
  • Informal
3 6.1

Feeling very proud because of something you did

Compounds

high-and-mighty
  • Offensive
20 8.2

Acting as if you are better than other people

How Strongly

mighty
  • Informal
79 5.8
really
∞ 1.0
fairly
895 1.0
hardly
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

mighty positive

Etymology

The word mighty comes from the Old English word miht meaning 'power', the same root as might. A helpful way to remember the adverb use is to think of it as 'with power', which is why people say 'mighty cold' to mean 'very cold'.