ALMIGHTY


Meaning of ALMIGHTY in English

— almightily , adv. — almightiness , n.

/awl muy"tee/ , adj.

1. having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.

2. having very great power, influence, etc.: The almighty press condemned him without trial.

3. Informal. extreme; terrible: He's in an almighty fix.

adv.

4. Informal. extremely: It's almighty hot.

n.

5. the Almighty , God.

[ bef. 900; ME; OE aelmihtig, ealmihtig, equiv. to ael-, eal- ALL (c. ON al- ol-o- ) + mihtig ( miht, meaht MIGHT 2 + -ig -Y 1 ); cf. ALEMANNI ]

Syn. 1. supreme, sovereign, all-powerful.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .