Mighty vs. Powerful
Difference Between Mighty and Powerful
Mightyadjective
Having or showing great power, skill, strength, or force
a mighty orator.a mighty blow.Powerfuladjective
Having or capable of exerting power.
Mightyadjective
Imposing or awesome in size, degree, or extent
a mighty stone fortress.Powerfuladjective
Effective or potent
a powerful drug.Mightyadverb
To a great degree; extremely. Used as an intensive
mighty fine.mighty tired. See Note at powerful.Powerfuladjective
Chiefly Upper Southern US Great
"[Everybody had] a powerful lot to say about faith and good works and free grace ... and I don't know what all" (Mark Twain).Mightynoun
A warrior of great strength and courage.
Powerfuladverb
Very
It was powerful humid.Mightyadjective
Very strong; possessing might.
He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him.Powerfuladjective
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
Mightyadjective
Very heavy and powerful.
Thor swung his mighty hammer.He gave the ball a mighty hit.Powerfuladjective
(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Mightyadjective
(colloquial) Very large; hefty.
Powerfuladverb
(Southern US) lang=en
Mightyadjective
Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.
Powerfuladjective
having great power or force or potency or effect;
the most powerful government in western Europehis powerful armsa powerful bombthe horse's powerful kickpowerful drugsa powerful argumentMightyadjective
(informal) Excellent, extremely good.
Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party.She's a mighty cook.Powerfuladjective
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm;
a knock-down blowMightyadverb
Very; to a high degree.
You can leave that food in your locker for the weekend, but it's going to smell mighty bad when you come back on Monday.Pork chops boiled with turnip greens makes a mighty fine meal.Powerfuladjective
having the power to influence or convince;
a cogent analysis of the problempotent argumentsMightyadjective
having or showing great strength or force or intensity;
struck a mighty blowthe mighty logger Paul Bunyanthe pen is mightier than the swordPowerfuladjective
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful;
a hefty athletea muscular boxerpowerful armsMightyadverb
(Southern regional intensive) very;
the baby is mighty cutehe's mighty tiredit is powerful humidthat boy is powerful big nowthey have a right nice placePowerfuladjective
displaying superhuman strength or power;
herculean exertionsPowerfuladverb
(Southern regional intensive) very;
the baby is mighty cutehe's mighty tiredit is powerful humidthat boy is powerful big nowthey have a right nice place
