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mightily

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might·i·ly  (mtl-)
adv.
1. In a mighty manner; powerfully.
2. To a great degree; greatly.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.mightily - powerfully or vigorously; "he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life"
2.mightily - (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"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

mightily
adverb 1. very, highly, greatly, hugely, very much, seriously (informal) extremely, intensely, decidedly, exceedingly
adverb 2. powerfully, vigorously, strongly, forcefully, energetically, with all your strength, with all your might and main
Translations
mightily [ˈmaɪtɪlɪ] advfuertemente, poderosamente;
I was mightily surprised → me sorprendí enormemente


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Then turning to the fire James seized the tongs, "and under his feet he mightily brast up a blank of the chamber,"* and leaping down into the vault beneath he let the plank fall again into its place.
About midnight in they came, dancing and skipping, hopped round the room, and then went to sit down to their work as usual; but when they saw the clothes lying for them, they laughed and chuckled, and seemed mightily delighted.
They were so troubled about my enchanted clothes that they were mightily relieved, at last, when old Merlin swept the difficulty away for them with a com- mon-sense hint.
 
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