Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mightier"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

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

Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.

2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
``His mighty works.'' --Matt. xi. 20.

3. Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of
size, character, importance, consequences, etc. ``A mighty
famine.'' --Luke xv. 14. ``Giants of mighty bone.''
--Milton.

Mighty was their fuss about little matters.
--Hawthorne.


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