almighty

Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

Adjective

  1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
    • God almighty
    • The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”

    Synonyms: all-powerful omnipotent

  2. Great; extreme; terrible.
    • I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.
    • 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. - 2012 May 21, Tom...
  3. Having very great power, influence, etc.
    • The almighty press condemned him without trial.

Origin

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

Forms

more almighty most almighty allmighty all-mighty

Related

might mighty

Derived

almightiful almightily almightiness Almighty almighty dollar almightyship Christ almighty superalmighty

Adverb

  1. Extremely; thoroughly.
    • Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn. - 1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados:
    • I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold! - 2007, Richard Laymon, Savage, page 203:

Forms

allmighty all-mighty