Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MIGHT'I-LY
MIGHT'I-LY, adv. [mitily. from mighty.]
- With great power, force or strength; vigorously; as, to strive mightily.
- Vehemently; with great earnestness. Cry mightily to God. Jonah iii.
- Powerfully; with great energy. Whereto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Col. i.
- With great strength of argument. He mightily convinced the Jews. Acts xviii.
- With great or irresistible force; greatly; extensively. So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed. Acts xix.
- With strong means of defense. Fortify thy power mightily. Nah. ii.
- Greatly; to a great degree; very much. I was mightily pleased with a story applicable to this piece of philosophy. Spectator. [Admissible in colloquial and familiar language.]
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