| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| mighty (adj., n., intensifier), mightily (adv.) |
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| Mighty is Standard as adjective and noun, as in He’s a mighty man; Even the mighty know fear, but as intensifier, as in She’s a mighty good tennis player, it is limited mainly to Conversational and Semiformal contexts. The adverb mightily is Standard: They labored mightily to finish before nightfall. | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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