POWERFULLY

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


Etymology

Adverb

powerfully (comparative more powerfully, superlative most powerfully)

In a powerful manner.

Synonyms

• forcefully, strongly, vigorously

Anagrams

• powrefully

Source: Wiktionary


POWERFUL

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

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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