In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
potently, powerfully
(adverb) in a manner having a powerful influence; “Clytemnestra’s ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience’s mind”
powerfully, strongly
(adverb) in a powerful manner; “the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
powerfully (comparative more powerfully, superlative most powerfully)
In a powerful manner.
• forcefully, strongly, vigorously
• powrefully
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
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.