The difference between Mad and Mighty

When used as adverbs, mad means intensifier, whereas mighty means very.

When used as adjectives, mad means insane, whereas mighty means very strong.

Mad is also verb with the meaning: to be or become mad.

Mighty is also noun with the meaning: a warrior of great strength and courage.

check bellow for the other definitions of Mad and Mighty

  1. Mad as an adjective:

    Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

    Examples:

    "You want to spend $1000 on a pair of shoes? Are you mad?"

    "He's got this mad idea that he's irresistible to women."

  2. Mad as an adjective (chiefly, US; UK dated + regional):

    Angry, annoyed.

    Examples:

    "Are you mad at me?"

  3. Mad as an adjective:

    Wildly confused or excited.

    Examples:

    "to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred"

  4. Mad as an adjective:

    Extremely foolish or unwise; irrational; imprudent.

  5. Mad as an adjective (colloquial, usually with ''for'' or ''about''):

    Extremely enthusiastic about; crazy about; infatuated with; overcome with desire for.

    Examples:

    "Aren't you just mad for that red dress?"

  6. Mad as an adjective (of animals):

    Abnormally ferocious or furious; or, rabid, affected with rabies.

    Examples:

    "a mad dog"

  7. Mad as an adjective (slang, chiefly Northeastern US):

    Intensifier, signifies an abundance or high quality of a thing; very, much or many.

    Examples:

    "I gotta give you mad props for scoring us those tickets. Their lead guitarist has mad skills. There are always mad girls at those parties."

  8. Mad as an adjective (of a compass needle):

    Having impaired polarity.

  1. Mad as an adverb (slang, New England, New York, and, UK, dialect):

    Intensifier; to a large degree; extremely; exceedingly; very; unbelievably.

    Examples:

    "He was driving mad slow."

    "It's mad hot today."

    "He seems mad keen on her."

  1. Mad as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be or become mad.

  2. Mad as a verb (now, _, colloquial, _, US):

    To madden, to anger, to frustrate.

  1. Mighty as a noun (obsolete, rare):

    A warrior of great strength and courage.

  1. Mighty as an adjective:

    Very strong; possessing might.

    Examples:

    "He's a mighty wrestler, but you are faster than him."

  2. Mighty as an adjective:

    Very heavy and powerful.

    Examples:

    "Thor swung his mighty hammer."

    "He gave the ball a mighty hit."

  3. Mighty as an adjective (colloquial):

    Very large; hefty.

  4. Mighty as an adjective:

    Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.

  5. Mighty as an adjective (informal):

    Excellent, extremely good.

    Examples:

    "Tonight's a mighty opportunity to have a party."

    "She's a mighty cook."

  1. Mighty as an adverb (colloquial, dialect):

    Very; to a high degree.

    Examples:

    "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."

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