mightly
/ˈmaɪt li/adjective, adverb
mightly is spelled M-I-G-H-T-L-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mightly means “Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mightly?
| Letters | 7: M-I-G-H-T-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mightly?
Mightly appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mightly?
- /ˈmaɪt li/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-mightly.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mightly
- more mightly comparative
- most mightly superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mightly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.
- 2
Substantial; weighty; of import.
- 3
Able; able to occur; possible.
adverb
- 1
Mightily.
- 2
Very.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mightly come from?
From Middle English mightli, myȝtly, from Old English mihtelīċ (“possible, able, capable”), from Proto-West Germanic *mahtilīk, from Proto-Germanic *mahtilīkaz, *mahtulīkaz, equivalent to might + -ly. Cognate with Swedish maktlig (“powerful”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).