Might"y (?), a.
[Compar. Mightier (?);
superl. Mightiest.] [AS. meahtig,
mihtig; akin to G. mächtig, Goth. mahteigs.
See Might, n.]
1. Possessing might; having great power or
authority.
Wise in heart, and mighty in
strength.
Job ix. 4.
2. Accomplished by might; hence,
extraordinary; wonderful. "His mighty works." Matt.
xi. 20.
3. Denoting an extraordinary degree or
quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences,
etc. "A mighty famine." Luke xv. 14. "Giants of
mighty bone." Milton.
Mighty was their fuss about little
matters.
Hawthorne.
Might"y, n.; pl.
Mighties (#). A warrior of great force and
courage. [R. & Obs.] 1 Chron. xi. 12.
Might"y, adv. In a great degree;
very. [Colloq.] "He was mighty methodical."
Jeffrey.
We have a mighty pleasant garden.
Doddridge.
