mightily

English

Etymology

mighty +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪtɪli/
Audio (US) (file)
Homophone: Maithili

Adverb

mightily (comparative more mightily, superlative most mightily)

In a mighty manner; with strength or force.
Enormously, to a great extent.
- 1960 September, G. Freeman Allen, “I.C.I. fertiliser goes by rail from Tees-side”, in Trains Illustrated, page 533:
  The Billingham fertiliser traffic has grown mightily in the past few seasons.
(US, regional) Thoroughly; entirely.
He sounded mightily proud of himself.

Translations

in a mighty manner

Bulgarian: мощно (bg) (moštno)
Estonian: võimsalt, vägevalt
Finnish: mahtavasti (fi)
Hebrew: ביד רמה (b'yad ramah)
Latin: potenter

References

“mightily”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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