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powerful
('p/AU//@/rf/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • having great power or force or potency or effect(adj.all)
    Example:
    The most powerful government in western Europe.
    His powerful arms.
    A powerful bomb.
    The horse's powerful kick.
    Powerful drugs.
    A powerful argument.
    Antonym:
    powerless
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adverb (r)

  • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree(adv.all)
    Example:
    It is powerful humid.
    That boy is powerful big now.
    Synonym:
    mightily, mighty, right
    source: wordnet30

adjective satellite (s)

  • strong enough to knock down or overwhelm(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    knock-down
    source: wordnet30
  • having great influence(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    potent
    source: wordnet30
  • (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful(adj.all)
    Example:
    Powerful arms.
    Synonym:
    brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy
    source: wordnet30
  • displaying superhuman strength or power(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    herculean
    source: wordnet30
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