# mightly

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmaɪt li/

## Definitions
1. Mighty; competent; capable; strong; powerful.
2. Substantial; weighty; of import.
3. Able; able to occur; possible.

## Etymology
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
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mightly