mightily

adverb

might·​i·​ly ˈmī-tə-lē How to pronounce mightily (audio)
1
: in a mighty manner : vigorously
applauded mightily
2
: very much
depressed me mightily

Examples of mightily in a Sentence

They contributed mightily to the cause. She struggled mightily to read his handwriting. The soldiers fought mightily before finally surrendering.
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Walker Buehler struggled mightily over the last month. Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025 So going into the Army might be exactly right, and if I am not taken, relief and disappointment will be mightily intermingled. John Updike, New Yorker, 11 July 2025 James struggled mightily in his limited NBA minutes (31.3 percent from the field, 28.1 percent on 3s across 27 games). Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 July 2025 He is fooled mightily at the plate by savvy pitchers. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for mightily

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of mightily was before the 12th century

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“Mightily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mightily. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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mightily

adverb
might·​i·​ly ˈmīt-ᵊl-ē How to pronounce mightily (audio)
1
: in a mighty manner : vigorously
fought mightily
2
: very much
contributed mightily to the cause

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