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Powerful

Powerful Meaning & Definition
Powerful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Powerful?

[adv] (Southern regional intensive) very; "the baby is mighty cute"; "he's mighty tired"; "it is powerful humid"; "that boy is powerful big now"; "they have a right nice place"
[adj] displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"
[adj] having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
[adj] having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments"
[adj] (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
[adj] strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Powerful: all-powerful | almighty | brawny | coercive | cogent | compelling | hefty | herculean | influential | knock-down(a) | mighty | mighty | muscular | omnipotent | potent | puissant | regent(ip) | regnant | reigning | right | ruling | sinewy | strong | superhuman

Related Terms | Find terms related to Powerful: absolute | acid | armipotent | ascendant | authoritarian | authoritative | authorized | autocratic | beefy | biting | bouncing | charismatic | charming | clothed with authority | cogent | commanding | compelling | competent | comprehensive | consequential | considerable | controlling | corrosive | cutting | deep | dominant | doughty | driving | duly constituted | dynamic | effective | effectual | efficacious | eminent | empowered | enchanting | energetic | estimable | ex officio | exhaustive | forceful | forcible | forcy | formidable | full | full-blooded | full-strength | governing | grand | grave | great | gutsy | gutty | hale | hard | hard as nails | hardy | hearty | heavy | hefty | hegemonic | hegemonistic | high | high-potency | high-powered | high-pressure | high-tension | husky | imperative | important | impressive | in force | in power | incisive | influential | intense | iron-hard | irresistible | leading | lusty | magnetic | main | maximum | mighty | mighty in battle | momentous | monocratic | mordant | nervous | nervy | obstinate | official | operative | penetrating | personable | persuasive | piercing | plenary | poignant | potent | preeminent | prepotent | prestigious | prominent | puissant | punchy | ranking | red-blooded | reputable | resilient | robust | robustious | rugged | ruling | senior | sensational | serious | sinewed | sinewy | slashing | stalwart | steely | stout | strapping | striking | strong | strong as brandy | strong as strong | strong-willed | sturdy | suasive | substantial | superior | supreme | telling | total | totalitarian | tough | trenchant | valid | vigorous | vital | weighty | winning

See Also | effective | effectual | efficacious

Powerful In Webster's Dictionary

\Pow"er*ful\, a. 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel. The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. --Shak. 2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.

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