mightly

Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪt li/

The English word “mightly” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.
Substantial; weighty; of import.
Able; able to occur; possible.

adverb

Mightily.
Very.

Etymology

From Middle English mightli, myȝtly, from Old English mihtelīċ (“possible, able, capable”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtilīk, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilīkaz, *mahtulīkaz, equivalent to might + -ly. Cognate with Swedish maktlig (“powerful”).

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