imp. of May. [ AS. meahte, mihte. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel. māttr, Goth. mahts. √103. See May, v. ] Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity. [ 1913 Webster ]
What so strong,
But wanting rest, will also want of might? Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. Deut. vi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]
With might and main.
a. Mighty. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. [ From Mighty. ]
Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily. Col. i. 29. [ 1913 Webster ]
Practical jokes amused us mightily. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
How soon this mightiness meets misery. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Without; weak. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
a.
Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Job ix. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]
Mighty was their fuss about little matters. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a great degree; very. [ Colloq. ] “He was mighty methodical.” Jeffrey. [ 1913 Webster ]
We have a mighty pleasant garden. Doddridge. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. mignard, akin to mignon. See Minion. ] Soft; dainty. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]