almighty

See also: Almighty

English

Alternative forms

  • allmighty
  • all-mighty

Etymology

From Middle English almyghty, almighty, from Old English ealmihtig, ælmihtiġ (“almighty, all-powerful”), from Proto-Germanic *alamahtīgaz, equivalent to al- +‎ mighty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔːlˈmaɪti/
  • Rhymes: -aɪti

Adjective

almighty (comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty)

  1. (sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
    • Bible, Genesis 17:1
      I am the Almighty God.
  2. (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
    I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.
    • 2012 May 21, Tom Fordyce, “England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord's Test”, in BBC Sport‎:
      When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day, a further 134 were needed and there was a genuine sense that an almighty upset might just come off.
  3. Having very great power, influence, etc.
    The almighty press condemned him without trial.

Synonyms

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Adverb

almighty (not comparable)

  1. (colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
    • 2007, Richard Laymon, Savage, page 203:
      I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold!

Further reading

  • almighty in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • almighty in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • almighty at OneLook Dictionary Search
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