Definitions for: Powerful


[adv] (Southern regional intensive) very; "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"
[adj] displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"
[adj] having great power or force or potency or effect; "the most powerful government in western Europe"; "his powerful arms"; "a powerful bomb"; "the horse's powerful kick"; "powerful drugs"; "a powerful argument"
[adj] having the power to influence or convince; "a cogent analysis of the problem"; "potent arguments"
[adj] (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
[adj] strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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) 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.

Synonyms: all-powerful, almighty, brawny, coercive, cogent, compelling, hefty, herculean, influential, knock-down(a), mighty, mighty, muscular, omnipotent, potent, puissant, regent(ip), regnant, reigning, right, ruling, sinewy, strong, superhuman

Antonyms: powerless, weak

See Also: effective, effectual, efficacious

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