What's the difference between almighty and mighty?

Almighty


Definition:

  • (a.) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
  • (a.) Great; extreme; terrible.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The evangelical pastor knew he faced an almighty task.
  • (2) Those Lords resisting an elected chamber had better prove their vaunted independence by kicking up an almighty stink at being denied any voice in the main cuts legislation whizzing through Westminster.
  • (3) Even Roberts couldn't dictate terms to the almighty, which may have been why he was an atheist.
  • (4) Worst of all, marketisation ensures that everyone arrives at the challenge of being a carer with an almighty shock, and often a sense of "Why did no one warn me?".
  • (5) Nobody can deprive me of that victory except the Almighty Allah,” Jammeh said.
  • (6) Charlotte Eagles gave Chivas USA an almighty scare, by equalizing in the penultimate minute of regulation time, through Mauricio Salles, only for Jose Correa to break their hearts deep into stoppage time.
  • (7) It was an unusual, and characteristically bold, move at the end of a goalless game in which Los Ticos had given them an almighty scare.
  • (8) There is also a longer term threat: by plunging into the debt markets the government risks inflating an almighty bubble in bonds, which will burst in a few years time once the economy begins to bounce back, driving up interest rates and making the government's massive debt burden extremely costly to service.
  • (9) Almighty God, You created the heavens and the earth and all that is in them.
  • (10) Again there was also a sense that Liverpool had blown it, with the shock departure of Dalglish in February 1991 seen by many as the beginning of the end for an almighty force.
  • (11) 46 min: Brazil, no doubt after an almighty bollocking from Dunga, get the second half under way.
  • (12) We can argue till the cows come home about who should get the credit for this – the administration, former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, shale gas, the dynamism of a huge domestic market, the native entrepreneurial spirit of the American people, God almighty – but it happened on Obama’s watch.
  • (13) My lords and members of the House of Commons, I pray that blessing of almighty God may rest upon your counsels.
  • (14) • In the past week, Chinese authorities arrested around 1,000 members of a group called the Church of the Almighty God for spreading rumours about the apocalypse.
  • (15) Now it almost feels too late, and certainly an almighty mess.
  • (16) "You just know you're a man through the physical talents that were given to you by the almighty."
  • (17) A deal is still possible, although the chances of an almighty mess are getting bigger by the hour.
  • (18) Dwyane Wade (3-13 FG, 10 points) was subdued and perhaps feeling his troublesome knees again and Chris Bosh had just 12 points, while point guard Mario Chalmers’ almighty struggles continued.
  • (19) There's an almighty thud as a piece of rock hits the coffin, everyone gasps and one of them says: "Bloody 'ell, Barry!
  • (20) Fifteen minutes later the same English justice system – in the formidable shape of Mrs Justice Gloster – gave Berezovsky an almighty and devastating kick up the backside.

Mighty


Definition:

  • (n.) Possessing might; having great power or authority.
  • (n.) Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
  • (n.) Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.
  • (n.) A warrior of great force and courage.
  • (adv.) In a great degree; very.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But among the football-faith community the legendary Anfield Road stadium is not considered a sacred site for nothing, and on this memorable night everyone felt what mighty magic can be summoned here.” Describing the match as “a classic in the illustrious history of these two clubs for years to come”, the commentator Daniel Theweleit also believed that the atmosphere at Anfield put Dortmund’s own famed fan culture into the shade: “Even those who have watched the club for centuries agreed that Dortmund has never achieved this kind of intensity.” Munich-based Süddeutsche Zeitung found satisfaction in seeing the German coach Jürgen Klopp exporting his magic touch across the Channel.
  • (2) The dream of harnessing the mighty Congo with the world's largest set of dams has moved closer, with the World Bank and other financial institutions expected to offer finance and South Africa agreeing to buy half of the power generated.
  • (3) Chelsea, racism and the Premier League’s role | Letters Read more Mighty Manchester United had just been humbled by lowly Leicester City, battered 5-3.
  • (4) W hat do you think happens to the rubbish when you throw it out into the street?” asks the Mighty Boosh ’s great realist Howard Moon.
  • (5) Mighty layers of connective tissue with de novo formed blood vessels are disposed among the bundles of the repaired muscular tissue of the uterus and urine bladder wall.
  • (6) Abbott’s few remaining apologists in the domestic media have vaingloriously announced today that our prime minister is putting the mighty US “on notice” about tax evasion.
  • (7) That was the error which would eventually allow George W Bush to occupy once-mighty Baghdad 500 years later.
  • (8) Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat who chairs the Senate armed services committee, told the Detroit News on Monday that he was not sure air strikes "make sense," saying that "we ought to be mighty damn cautious" before launching them.
  • (9) Mighty Current editor Lee Bo was also reportedly abducted from Hong Kong and later reappeared in March, as did manager Lui Por .
  • (10) But it’s clear there was a mighty panic over who would pay.
  • (11) After showings of familiar and already much-anticipated stuff such as Watch Dogs , Assassin's Creed IV , South Park: the Stick of Truth and Mighty Quest for Epic Loot , we got The Crew , a cross-America racing title with seamless player collaboration and competition and lots of levelling up ( read our preview here ).
  • (12) She makes a cameo in the imagination of Elizabeth, the book's heroine, telling the character that she is not really having an orgasm, but that "you are just imagining it in order to submit yourself to your husband and his mighty penis".
  • (13) Mighty Deer Stalker Tough 10km off-road (and very muddy) run in Peeblesshire, Scotland, which starts at dusk.
  • (14) You emerge on Rajpath, Delhi’s most impressive boulevard, with the mighty arch of India Gate, a 1931 war memorial designed by Edwin Lutyens at its head.
  • (15) Just contrast the fate of the British telecommunications industry and its participants with that of the once-mighty British Leyland.
  • (16) It has exalted the lowly and brought down the mighty from their seats.
  • (17) Meanwhile the Police Federation's attempts to extract retribution for the disputed p-word, in the form of Andrew Mitchell's sacking, have been roundly slagged off by former Labour minister Chris Mullin , who last week described the organisation as "a bully", "a bunch of headbangers" and "a mighty vested interest that has seen off just about all attempts to reform the least reformed part of the public service".
  • (18) The Way Home, To Save a Life, and hoop-shooting nuns drama The Mighty Macs are, similarly, self-fulfilment yarns in which God is a bit of a backdrop.
  • (19) The once-mighty Rio Grande is so dry it is being referred to as the "Rio Sand".
  • (20) The flow of water – used as a coolant to carry away the mighty heat of the reactor core – was raised and lowered.