almighty — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful

   Usage

   • postpositional
   • sometimes

   Synonyms

   all-powerfulomnipotent

   Examples

   God almighty

   The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], 1611, →OCLC, Genesis 17:1: “I am the Almightie God.”

2. Great; extreme; terrible.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Examples

   I heard an almighty crash and ran into the kitchen to see what had happened.

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   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.

3. Having very great power, influence, etc.

   Usage

   • broadly

   Examples

   The almighty press condemned him without trial.

Adverb

1. Extremely; thoroughly.

   Usage

   • Colloquial
   • not-comparable
   • Slang

   Examples

   Now that must have been almighty careless of someone, Wynn.

   I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold!

Adjective

1. having unlimited power

   Synonyms

   all-powerfulomnipotent