Used in a Sentence

mightily

How to use mightily in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for mightily.

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The geeks just simply didn't see normal people and made hardware and software that suited their own needs and behold, it sucked mightily.

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Quick take

powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of mightily gathered in one view.

adverb

powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"

adverb

(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "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"; "they rejoiced mightily"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for mightily.

adverb

powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"

adverb

(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree; "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"; "they rejoiced mightily"

Example sentences

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The geeks just simply didn't see normal people and made hardware and software that suited their own needs and behold, it sucked mightily.

2

The occasional mosquito that kills a human, though, is the one that gets press and pays off its investors mightily.

3

It shouldn't be an option because it should be on all the time, anything else is surprising the customer mightily.

4

And they could have benefitted mightily from acquiring Sun, moreso than simply owning Java.

5

So, I’m disappointed because there is a lot of brainpower there, that might have otherwise contributed mightily, but today simply does not.

6

Maybe go fuck yourself?There's another, far more decent response to systematically denigrated people who struggle mightily to raise their kids: you help them.

7

Which I guess isn't so terrible; once someone else labours mightily to learn all that very-hard math, you can hire her at an exorbitant rate to make use of the calculating techniques she has learned.

8

A person struggling mightily to build a brand-new company from scratch is obviously a perfect analogy for a person who's placed in a high-level position at a strong, established company.

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"Whatever your position on this is, you need to stretch mightily to make this into "the government is indiscriminately killing people it doesn't like".So please remember that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use mightily in a sentence?

The geeks just simply didn't see normal people and made hardware and software that suited their own needs and behold, it sucked mightily.

What does mightily mean?

powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"

What part of speech is mightily?

mightily is commonly used as adverb.