Mightily
adverb
In a very strong or powerful way.
He swung the hammer mightily.
Often appears as...
- work mightily
- fought mightily
adverb
To a very great degree or extent.
I was mightily impressed with their performance.
Often appears as...
- mightily impressed
- mightily relieved
adverb
In a very strong or powerful way.
He swung the hammer mightily.
Often appears as...
- work mightily
- fought mightily
adverb
To a very great degree or extent.
I was mightily impressed with their performance.
Often appears as...
- mightily impressed
- mightily relieved
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Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'mightily' to describe someone putting great physical strength into an action.
She pulled at the rope mightily.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Use 'mightily' to make actions sound more dramatic or intense in stories.
The warriors fought mightily against the invading forces.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Descriptions
Can describe emotional efforts, like trying very hard to overcome difficulties.
Despite his fear, he spoke mightily in front of the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'mightily' to describe someone putting great physical strength into an action.
She pulled at the rope mightily.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Use 'mightily' to make actions sound more dramatic or intense in stories.
The warriors fought mightily against the invading forces.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Descriptions
Can describe emotional efforts, like trying very hard to overcome difficulties.
Despite his fear, he spoke mightily in front of the crowd.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Effort
Use 'mightily' to describe someone putting great physical strength into an action.
She pulled at the rope mightily.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Use 'mightily' to make actions sound more dramatic or intense in stories.
The warriors fought mightily against the invading forces.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Descriptions
Can describe emotional efforts, like trying very hard to overcome difficulties.
Despite his fear, he spoke mightily in front of the crowd.
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The secret to desire in...
Caretaking is mightily loving. It's a powerful anti-aphrodisiac. I have yet to see somebody who is so turned on by somebody who needs them. Wanting them is one thing. Needing them is a shot down and women have known that forever, because anything that will bring up parenthood
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The myth of Thor's...
Thor—son of Odin, god of thunder, and protector of mankind— struggled mightily against his greatest challenge opening a bag of food.
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Wolves of Yellowstone On...
The grazing animals must struggle mightily in search of a few blades of grass.
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Mark Takano
American Politician
We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve my empathic skills. I've dramatically improved my ability to read facial expressions - and I'm trying to be a better, more attentive listener.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Poland is not East or West. Poland is at the center of European civilization. It has contributed mightily to that civilization. It is doing so today by being magnificently unreconciled to oppression.
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Tom Vilsack
American Politician
Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
In order to take a nation to war, you have to believe mightily in the threat you are facing and the virtue of your cause.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Death is the ultimate enemy - and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light.
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Frederick William Robertson
English Clergyman
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
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Jakob Bohme
German Theologian
The soul shall mightily rule in all hidden secrets: but it must not let in the devil.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
I suffer mightily at the 7 A.M. calls. I'm happy as a clam on the 7 P.M. calls.
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Mark Takano
American Politician
We, as Americans, do our level best to avoid being cruel to one another; we're led out of a diverse nation to come together and learn how to live with one another in a way that elevates everyone and our way of life. We've tried mightily to renew and imagine - imagine anew what it means to be free, what it means to be fair.
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Daniel H. Pink
American Author
Studying design has made me a much, much more astute observer of this aspect of business. And I'm working mightily to improve my empathic skills. I've dramatically improved my ability to read facial expressions - and I'm trying to be a better, more attentive listener.
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Ronald Reagan
American President
Poland is not East or West. Poland is at the center of European civilization. It has contributed mightily to that civilization. It is doing so today by being magnificently unreconciled to oppression.
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Tom Vilsack
American Politician
Food is a fairly significant aspect of my life. I have struggled mightily with food. With my weight. And I'm conscious of it. So I have a sensitivity to people who struggle with their weight.
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Richard Cohen
American Journalist
In order to take a nation to war, you have to believe mightily in the threat you are facing and the virtue of your cause.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Death is the ultimate enemy - and I find nothing reproachable in those who rage mightily against the dying of the light.
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Frederick William Robertson
English Clergyman
Only so far as a man believes strongly, mightily, can he act cheerfully, or do anything that is worth doing.
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Jakob Bohme
German Theologian
The soul shall mightily rule in all hidden secrets: but it must not let in the devil.
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Francois de La Rochefoucauld
French Writer
The man that thinks he loves his mistress for her own sake is mightily mistaken.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
I suffer mightily at the 7 A.M. calls. I'm happy as a clam on the 7 P.M. calls.
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