Midwive
(Mid"wive`) v. t. To midwife. [Obs.]
Mien
(Mien) n. [F. mine; perh. from sane source as mener to lead; cf. E. demean, menace, mine, n.]
Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.
Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.
Pope. Miff
(Miff) n. [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness, sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muffïg sullen, pouting.] A
petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. Fielding.
Miff
(Miff), v. t. To offend slightly. [Colloq.]
Might
(Might) imp. of May. [AS. meahte, mihte.]
Might
(Might), n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS.
maht, G. macht, Icel. mattr, Goth. mahts. &radic103. See May, v.] Force or power of any kind,
whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect
an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity.
What so strong,
But wanting rest, will also want of might?
Spenser.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.
Deut.
vi. 5. With might and main. See under 2d Main.
Mightful
(Might"ful) a. Mighty. [Obs.] Shak.
Mightily
(Might"i*ly) adv. [From Mighty.]
1. In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.
Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Col. i. 29. 2. To a great degree; very much.
Practical jokes amused us mightily.
Hawthorne. Mightiness
(Might"i*ness), n.
1. The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high dignity.
How soon this mightiness meets misery.
Shak. 2. Highness; excellency; — with a possessive pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses.
Mightless
(Might"less), a. Without; weak. [Obs.]
Mighty
(Might"y) a. [Compar. Mightier ; superl. Mightiest.] [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. mächtig,
Goth. mahteigs. See Might, n.]
1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.
Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.
Job ix. 4. 2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful. "His mighty works." Matt. xi. 20.
