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Powerful vs Mightly - What's the difference?

powerful | mightly |

As adjectives the difference between powerful and mightly

is that powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence while mightly is mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.

As an adverb mightly is

mightily.

powerful

English

Alternative forms

* powerfull * powreful * powrefull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

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    mightly

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.
  • * 2008 , Douglas Menville, Forgotten Fantasy :
    • "We must strike a mightly blow as soon as possible for the sake of Lyone, our queen. Once break the power of the king, and he will be glad to sue for peace by liberating our adored idol, the pride of Atvatabar."
  • Substantial; weighty; of import.
  • * 1828 , Welland Canal Company, The Welland Canal Company :
    • In touching upon these mightly results, which must attend, or soon follow, the completion of Welland Canal, [...]
  • * 1983 , Elizabeth K. Helsinger, THE WOMAN QUESTION Social Issues, 1837-1883 :
    • Mightly indeed must be the Titanic current of that soul which could receive one whole human, full of thoughts, affections, and emotions, into its tide and yet remain uncoloured and unchanged.
  • Able; able to occur; possible.

    • Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Mightily.
  • Very.
  • * 1904 , John Ames Mitchell, The villa Claudia :
    • "[...] Must have been mightly well corked." "With every possible care, probably. [...]"
  • * 1922 , American Hospital Association, Transactions :
    • We need the best material possible, and I believe we have some mightly good material at the present time.