POWERFUL

herculean, powerful

(adjective) displaying superhuman strength or power; “herculean exertions”

powerful

(adjective) 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”

potent, powerful

(adjective) having great influence

brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewy

(adjective) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; “a hefty athlete”; “a muscular boxer”; “powerful arms”

powerful, knock-down(a)

(adjective) strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; “a knock-down blow”

mighty, mightily, powerful, right

(adverb) (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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful)

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

(mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

Synonyms

• mightful

• mighty

• powersome

• strengthful

• strong

• forceful

Antonyms

• powerless

• strengthless

Adverb

powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)

(Southern US) synonym of very

Anagrams

• powreful

Source: Wiktionary


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)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

28 November 2024

SYNCRETISM

(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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