MIGHTY


Meaning of MIGHTY in English

adj.

Function: adverb

Date: 14th century

: EXTREMELY , VERY <a mighty handy gadget>

usage Mighty used as an intensive usually conveys a folksy down-home feeling <plain and simple fare ⋯ but mighty filling and mighty satisfying ― Asheville ( N.C. ) Citizen-Times >. It is used especially to create a chatty style <turnip greens, corn bread and biscuits. That sounds mighty good to me ― Julia Child> or to stress a rural atmosphere <a man must be mighty serious about his squirrel hunting ― Stuart Williams, Field & Stream >. In a more formal context, mighty is used to create emphasis by drawing attention to itself <the chairman made sure that there were mighty few of them ― Mollie Panter-Downes>.

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.