al·might·y  (ôl-m īt ē)
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adj.1. Having absolute power; all-powerful: almighty God. 2. Informal Great; extreme: an almighty din. adv. Informal Used as an intensive: almighty scared. n. Almighty God. Used with the.
[Middle English almighti, from Old English ealmihtig : eall, all; see ALL + mihtig, mighty (from miht, might; see MIGHT1).]
al·mighti·ly adv. al·mighti·ness n. |
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