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Mightly vs Tightly - What's the difference?

mightly | tightly |

As adverbs the difference between mightly and tightly

is that mightly is mightily while tightly is in a tight manner.

As an adjective mightly

is mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.

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.

    tightly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In a tight manner.
    • tightly clenched fingers