Definitions for powerful
ˈpaʊ ər fəlpow·er·ful

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. powerfuladjective

   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. knock-down(a), powerfuladjective

   strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

   "a knock-down blow"

3. potent, powerfuladjective

   having great influence

4. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewyadjective

   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

5. herculean, powerfuladverb

   displaying superhuman strength or power

   "herculean exertions"

6. mighty, mightily, powerful, rightadverb

   (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"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. powerfuladjective

   Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Powerfuladjective

   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. Powerfuladjective

   large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. powerful

   Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; as, a powerful army or navy.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1396

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3470

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Adjectives Frequency: #168

How to pronounce powerful?

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How to say powerful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of powerful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of powerful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of powerful in a Sentence

1. Anuj Somany:

   When the rich and powerful people get caught of their wrongful acts on the pitch, they can switch off the system's operation and say it is a technical glitch.

2. Angie Maxwell:

   If it's Cruz wins, Cruz wins, Cruz wins, that's a big momentum. It will look and sound powerful, despite the delegate numbers, Cruz is clearly making it his strategy to win in the South, and it's smart from a perception standpoint, in terms of delegate counts, it doesn't do as much as it would have done had they been winner take all primaries, but the headlines could be a game-changer.

3. Donald Trump:

   We have one of the most powerful ships in the world that is loaded up and we don't want to do anything.

4. Donald Trump:

   I have great confidence in my intelligence people, but I will tell you that President Putin was extremely strong and powerful in President Putin denial today.

5. Mara Dolores Iglesias Bentez:

   Bleach is used as a very powerful disinfectant, it is logical that it be used to disinfect streets and asphalt, but here the damage has been brutal.

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