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almighty

[awl-mahy-tee]

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adjective

having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God.
Synonyms: , ,
having very great power, influence, etc..
The almighty press condemned him without trial.
Informal.��extreme; terrible.
He's in an almighty fix.

adverb

Informal.��extremely.
It's almighty hot.

noun

the Almighty, God.

almighty

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adjective

all-powerful; omnipotent
informal��(intensifier)
an almighty row

adverb

informal��(intensifier)
an almighty loud bang

Almighty

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noun

another name for God

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Other Word Forms

almightily adverb
almightiness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of almighty¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to æl-, eal- all (cognate with Old Norse al- < *ol-o- ) + mihtig ( miht, meaht might ² + -ig -y ¹ ); Alemanni

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Mr Hobbs said the couple were less than 10 minutes into their walk when they heard an "almighty bang – the kind where the air pressure around your head goes".

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Neighbour Charlie Daines was in her garden when she heard "an almighty explosion" and witnessed the house "shooting up into the air".

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May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

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“With the help of God almighty, I hope the death of the pope touches the hearts of these presidents,” Torres said.

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Underneath is the fizzing risk of an almighty explosion.

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Almetyevsk almighty dollar

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