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Flowersa Posted 14 years ago
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What Mighty describes?

Hi, Does "Mighty" describes here "Pickings" ?

"The pickings, in other words, were mighty slim—except for Obama."
  

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Hi, The pickings, in other words, were mighty slim—except for Obama. Mighty functions as an adverb. It means really or very (informal).

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  • Hi, The pickings, in other words, were mighty slim—except for Obama.
  • Mighty functions as an adverb.
  • It means really or very (informal).
  • It modifies the adjective slim which means small here.
  • Regards
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Hi,
The pickings, in other words, were mighty slim—except for Obama.
Mighty functions as an adverb. It means really or very (informal).
It modifies the adjective slim which means small here.

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