ALMIGHTY


Meaning of ALMIGHTY in English

I. ȯl-ˈmī-tē adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, from eall all + mihtig mighty

Date: before 12th century

1. often capitalized : having absolute power over all

Almighty God

2.

a. : relatively unlimited in power

an almighty board of directors

b. : having or regarded as having great power or importance

the almighty dollar

3. : mighty — used as an intensive

an almighty shock

• al·mighti·ness noun

II. adverb

Date: 1833

: to a great degree : extremely

although he did not precisely starve, he was almighty hungry — W. A. Swanberg

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.