mightily
English
Etymology
mighty + -ly
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪtɪli/
Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: Maithili
Adverb
mightily (comparative more mightily, superlative most mightily)
- In a mighty manner; with strength or force.
- Enormously, to a great extent.
- 1960 September, G. Freeman Allen, “I.C.I. fertiliser goes by rail from Tees-side”, in Trains Illustrated, page 533:
- The Billingham fertiliser traffic has grown mightily in the past few seasons.
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- (US, regional) Thoroughly; entirely.
- He sounded mightily proud of himself.
Translations
in a mighty manner
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References
- “mightily”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.