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powerful
[pou-er-fuhl]
adjective
having or exerting great power or force.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:physically strong, as a person.
a large, powerful athlete.
producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow.
potent; efficacious.
a powerful drug.
having great effectiveness, as a speech, speaker, description, reason, etc.
Synonyms: , , , ,having great power, authority, or influence; mighty.
a powerful nation.
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.Ìýgreat in number or amount.
a powerful lot of money.
powerful
/ ˈ±è²¹ÊŠÉ™´ÚÊŠ±ô /
adjective
having great power, force, potency, or effect
extremely effective or efficient in action
a powerful drug
a powerful lens
dialectÌýlarge or great
a powerful amount of trouble
adverb
dialectÌýextremely; very
he ran powerful fast
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- powerfully adverb
- powerfulness noun
- overpowerful adjective
- overpowerfully adverb
- overpowerfulness noun
- quasi-powerful adjective
- quasi-powerfully adverb
- superpowerful adjective
- ultrapowerful adjective
- unpowerful adjective
- ˈ±è´Ç·É±ð°ù´Ú³Ü±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
- ˈ±è´Ç·É±ð°ù´Ú³Ü±ô±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Bauman also worked to strengthen ties with organized labor, now the California Democratic Party’s most powerful ally, and build voter registration and turnout.
The decisions to weaken penalties and allow banned factories to continue sending drugs to the United States were approved by Woodcock, one of the agency’s most powerful administrators.
"It is bad when the powerful of this world turn a blind eye to this," he said, adding: "It is the terrorists who should feel the pain, not normal, peaceful people."
Therefore, almost since the start of his reign, Kim has prioritised building a modern and powerful navy, equipped with nuclear weapons.
Another woman said that at first she had felt a "strange excitement" to see Israel kill Iranian military officials so powerful that she thought they would live for ever.
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