Mightiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mighty \Might"y\, a. [Compar. {Mightier}; superl. {Mightiest}.]
     [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. m[aum]chtig, Goth. mahteigs.
     See {Might}, n.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
        "His mighty works." --Matt. xi. 20.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
                                                    --Hawthorne.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mighty
       adj : having or showing great strength or force or intensity;
             "struck a mighty blow"; "the mighty logger Paul
             Bunyan"; "the pen is mightier than the sword"-
             Bulwer-Lytton
       adv : (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty
             cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid";
             "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice
             place" [syn: {powerful}, {right}]
       [also: {mightiest}, {mightier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  mightiest
       See {mighty}