Might'y1, a.
(mīt'y), a. [A-S. meahtig, mihtig, O. Sax. mahtig, O. H. Ger. mahtig, M. H. Ger. mehtic, mehtec, N. H. Ger. mächtig, Goth. mahtigs.]
Sense 1. Possessing might; having great power; forcible; strong; vigorous; valiant. “The fat beeves which they roasted, and the mighty ale that they brewed.” W. Scott.
I'll sing of heroes and of kings, In mighty numbers, mighty things. Cowley.
Sense 2. Very great; remarkable for size, effect, or qualities; important; momentous.
Their persecutors thou threwest into the deeps, as a stone into the mighty waters. Neh. ix. 11.
There arose a mighty famine in that land. Luke xv. 14.
Sense 3. Exhibiting or implying might; performed with power; wonderful. “The cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.” Matt. xi. 20.
Sense 4. Very excellent; great; fine. [Collog. and low.]
The old maid bridled, and tossed her head, as much as to say that, in her opinion, the like of him was not so mighty a catch for ladies beyond their girlhood. Chambers's Journal.