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mighty (adj.)

"possessed of or endowed with might; having much ability, strength, or power," Old English mihtig, earlier mæhtig, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiga- (source also of Old Frisian mechtig, Old Saxon mahtig, Dutch machtig, German mächtig), from the source of might (n.). As an adverb, "very, exceedingly, greatly," it is attested from c. 1300, though such use now is considered colloquial.

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Definitions of mighty from WordNet
1
mighty (adv.)
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree;
he's mighty tired
the baby is mighty cute
Synonyms: mightily / powerful / right
2
mighty (adj.)
having or showing great strength or force or intensity; "the pen is mightier than the sword"- Bulwer-Lytton;
struck a mighty blow
the mighty logger Paul Bunyan
From wordnet.princeton.edu