almighty

al·might·y

having unlimited power; all-powerful
Informal great; extreme: an almighty nuisance

Origin of almighty

Middle English almihtig from Old English ealmihtig from eal, all + mihtig, mighty

Slang extremely

almighty Idioms

the Almighty

God

the almighty dollar

Origin of almighty

coined (1836) by Irving

Informal money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power

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almighty

adjective

Having absolute power; all-powerful: almighty God.
Informal Great; extreme: an almighty din.

adverb

Informal

Used as an intensive: almighty scared.

noun

Almighty

God. Used with the.

Origin of almighty

Middle English almighti from Old English ealmihtig eall all ; see all . mihtig mighty ( from miht might ; see might ¹. )

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al·might′i·ly
adverb

al·might′i·ness
noun

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almighty. (n.d.). Retrieved December 05th, 2018, from https://www.yourdictionary.com/almighty

Adjective

(comparative more almighty, superlative most almighty)

Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
I am the Almighty God. --Gen. xvii. 1.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
Having very great power, influence, etc.
The almighty press condemned him without trial

Origin

From Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, ælmihtig (“almighty, all-powerful”), equivalent to all-- +‎ mighty.

Proper noun