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powerful

'pauәful10 senses · 176 ms
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adj/ˈpaʊəfl̩//ˈpaʊɚfl̩/
  1. 1

    Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.

    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
    • [T]he ſubſtance of gold is indeed invincible by the povverfulleſt action of natural heat, […]
  2. 2

    Leading to many or important deductions.

    • a powerful set of postulates
    • a powerful theorem
  3. 3

    Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

  4. 4

    Being a powerful number.not-comparable

syn. mightful · mighty · potent · powersome · strengthful · strong · forceful

ant. powerless · strengthless

adv/ˈpaʊəfl̩//ˈpaʊɚfl̩/
  1. 1

    Powerfully; very; extremely.Southern-USarchaicdialectal

    • Near-synonyms: marvellous, plenty

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