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mightful

mightful adjective: mighty, powerful.

Adjective

mightful (comparative more mightful, superlative most mightful)

  1. (archaic, literary) Mighty, powerful.
    • Here myȝtow see ensamples · in hym-selue one / That he was miȝtful & meke · and mercy gan graunte.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I
    Synonyms:
    mainful
    Antonyms:
    mightless

Synonyms of mightful

Antonyms

Forms of mightful

comparativemore mightful
superlativemost mightful

Origin of mightful

From Middle English myghtfull; equivalent to might + -ful.

Questions about mightful

What does mightful mean?
Mightful means mighty, powerful.
What part of speech is mightful?
Mightful is an adjective.

Words near mightful in the dictionary

  1. mightened
  2. mighteous
  3. mighter
  4. mightest
  5. mighteth
  6. mightful
  7. mightie
  8. mightier
  9. mighties
  10. mightiest
  11. mightily

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