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  • 1powerful — powerfully, adv. powerfulness, n. /pow euhr feuhl/, adj. 1. having or exerting great power or force. 2. physically strong, as a person: a large, powerful athlete. 3. producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow. 4. potent; efficacious …

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  • 2powerful — pow•er•ful [[t]ˈpaʊ ər fəl[/t]] adj. 1) having or exerting great power or force 2) physically strong, as a person 3) potent; efficacious: a powerful drug[/ex] 4) having great power, authority, or influence; mighty 5) dial. Chiefly South Midland… …

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  • 3powerful — /ˈpaʊəfəl/ (say powuhfuhl) adjective 1. having or exerting great power or force. 2. strong physically, as a person. 3. producing great physical effects, as a machine or a blow. 4. potent, as a drug. 5. having great influence, as a speech, speaker …

  • 4powerful — pow|er|ful W2 [ˈpauəfəl US ˈpaur ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(important)¦ 2¦(speech/film etc)¦ 3¦(feeling/effect)¦ 4¦(machine/weapon etc)¦ 5¦(physically strong)¦ 6¦(a lot of force)¦ 7¦(medicine)¦ 8¦(team/army etc)¦ 9¦(quality)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …

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  • 5powerful — adjective 1 IMPORTANT a powerful person, organization, group etc is able to control and influence events and other people s actions: The president is the most powerful man in America and probably the world. | a powerful consortium of European… …

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  • 6powerful — pow|er|ful [ paurfl ] adjective *** 1. ) able to influence or control what people do or think: The powerful farm lobby is pressuring Congress to change the law. Recent events are a powerful argument for gun control. a powerful man ─ opposite WEAK …

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  • 7powerful */*/*/ — UK [ˈpaʊə(r)f(ə)l] / US [ˈpaʊrf(ə)l] adjective 1) able to influence or control what people do or think The powerful farming lobby is pressurizing the government to change the law. Recent events are a powerful argument for gun control. a powerful… …

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  • 8powerful*/*/*/ — [ˈpaʊəf(ə)l] adj 1) able to influence or control what people do or think Ant: weak We live in a society where the media are extremely powerful.[/ex] a powerful argument in favour of gun control[/ex] 2) with a lot of physical strength or force a… …

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  • 9powerful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Wielding power] Syn. mighty, all powerful, almighty, superhuman, omnipotent, overpowering, great, invincible, dominant, indomitable, influential, authoritative, overruling, potent, puissant, forceful, forcible,… …

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  • 10powerful — adj 1. potent, mighty, strong, Literary. puissant, Archaic. potential; forceful, vehement, intense, great, formidable, overwhelming, overpowering, Sl. packing a punch or wallop; impregnable, unassailable, unvulnerable, unconquerable, indomitable …

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