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Webster 1913 Edition
Powerful
Pow′er-ful
,Adj.
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
In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
powerful
grace that liesIn herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
Shakespeare
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
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Powerful
POW'ERFUL
,Adj.
1.
Having great moral power; forcible to persuade or convince the mind; as a powerful reason or argument.2.
Possessing great political and military power; strong in extent of dominion or national resources; potent; as a powerful monarch or prince; a powerful nation.3.
Efficacious; possessing or exerting great force or producing great effects; as a powerful medicine.4.
In general, able to produce great effects; exerting great force or energy; as a powerful eloquence. The word of God is quick and powerful. Heb.4.
5.
Strong; intense; as a powerful heat or light.Definition 2024
powerful
powerful
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Alternative forms
Adjective
powerful (comparative powerfuller or powerfuler or more powerful, superlative powerfullest or powerfulest or most powerful)
- Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
- William Shakespeare
- The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess:
- As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.
- William Shakespeare
- (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
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Translations
having or capable of exerting power, potency or influence
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