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powerful
1. having great power or force or potency or effect (Freq. 18) - the most powerful government in western Europe - his powerful arms - a powerful bomb - the horse's powerful kick - powerful drugs - a powerful argument • Ant: powerless • Similar to: almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent, coercive, compelling, mighty, muscular, potent, strong, puissant, regent, regnant, reigning, ruling • See Also: effective, effectual, efficacious, potent, strong, stiff • Derivationally related forms: powerfulness • Attrubites: power, powerfulness 2. having great influence (Freq. 2) • Syn: potent • Similar to: influential • Derivationally related forms: powerfulness 3. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm (Freq. 2) - a knock-down blow • Syn: knock-down • Similar to: strong 4. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful (Freq. 1) - a hefty athlete - a muscular boxer - powerful arms • Syn: brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy • Similar to: strong • Derivationally related forms: sinew (for: sinewy), muscle (for: muscular), muscularity (for: muscular), heft (for: hefty), heftiness (for: hefty), brawn (for: brawny), brawniness (for: brawny) 5. displaying superhuman strength or power - herculean exertions • Syn: herculean • Similar to: superhuman • Derivationally related forms: powerfulness, Hercules (for: herculean)
(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 • Syn: mighty, mightily, right • Usage Domain: intensifier, intensive
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