mightily

From mighty +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪtɪli/

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• Homophone: Maithili

mightily (comparative more mightily, superlative most mightily)

1. In a mighty manner; with strength or force.
2. Enormously, to a great extent.
   • 1960 September, G. Freeman Allen, “I.C.I. fertiliser goes by rail from Tees-side”, in Trains Illustrated, page 533:

     The Billingham fertiliser traffic has grown mightily in the past few seasons.

3. (US, regional) Thoroughly; entirely.

   He sounded mightily proud of himself.

• “mightily”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.