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1. (adj.) powerful
having or exerting great power or force.
2. powerful
physically strong, as a person.
3. powerful
potent; efficacious:
a powerful drug.
4. powerful
having great power, authority, or influence; mighty.
5. powerful
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. great in number or amount:
a powerful lot of money.
Etymology: (1350–1400)
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1. (adj) powerful
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"
2. (adj) knock-down(a), powerful
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
"a knock-down blow"
3. (adj) potent, powerful
having great influence
4. (adj) brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
"a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
5. (adverb) herculean, powerful
displaying superhuman strength or power
"herculean exertions"
6. (adverb) mighty, mightily, powerful, right
(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
"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"; "they rejoiced mightily"
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1. (adjective) powerful
having the ability to control or influence; = influential
powerful governments; Big businesses are very powerful in our country.
2. powerful
having a strong effect
a powerful statement
3. powerful
having a lot of strength or power
a powerful storm; his powerful muscles; She was quietly but powerfully effective.; a powerfully told story; a powerfully built athlete
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) powerful
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
2. (adj) powerful
large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore
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Sense: having great strength, influence etc
a powerful engine; He's powerful in local politics.
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 Afrikaans: kragtig, magtig |
 Arabic: قَوي، ذو سُلْطَه أو تأثير |
 Bulgarian: силен |
 Brazilian: poderoso |
 Czech: výkonný; vlivný |
 German: mächtig |
 Danish: magtfuld |
 Greek: ισχυρός |
 Spanish: potente; poderoso |
 Estonian: võimas, mõjukas |
 Farsi: نیرومند |
 Finnish: tehokas |
 French: puissant |
 Hebrew: חָזָק, בַּעַל הַשפָּעָה |
 Hindi: शक्तिशाली |
 Croatian: moćan, silan |
 Hungarian: erős |
 Indonesian: kuat |
 Icelandic: öflugur |
 Italian: potente |
 Japanese: 強力な |
 Korean: 영향력 있는 |
 Lithuanian: galingas,įtakingas, stipr |
 Latvian: spēcīgs; varens; ietekmīg |
 Malay: sangat kuat |
 Dutch: krachtig, machtig |
 Norwegian: kraftig; mektig; vektig |
 Polish: potężny, o dużej mocy |
 Persian: نیرومند |
 Pashto: غښتلى، قوى |
 Portuguese: poderoso |
 Romanian: puternic |
 Russian: мощный; могущественный |
 Slovak: výkonný; vplyvný |
 Slovenian: močan |
 Serbian: moćan |
 Swedish: stark, kraftig, mäktig |
 Thai: ที่มีอิทธิพล |
 Turkish: güçlü |
 Taiwanese: 強有力的 |
 Ukrainian: могутній, сильний |
 Urdu: طاقت ور |
 Vietnamese: hùng mạnh |
 Chinese: 强有力的 |
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