Definitions for powerful
ˈpaʊ ər fəlpow·er·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. powerfuladjective

   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"

2. knock-down(a), powerfuladjective

   strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

   "a knock-down blow"

3. potent, powerfuladjective

   having great influence

4. brawny, hefty, muscular, powerful, sinewyadjective

   (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

   "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

5. herculean, powerfuladverb

   displaying superhuman strength or power

   "herculean exertions"

6. mighty, mightily, powerful, rightadverb

   (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree

   "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"; "they rejoiced mightily"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. powerfuladjective

   Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Powerfuladjective

   Etymology: power and ful.

   1. Invested with command or authority; potent.2. Forcible; mighty.

   We have sustain’d one day in doubtful fight,
   What heaven’s lord hath powerfullest to send
   Against us from about his throne. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   Henry II. endeavouring to establish his grandfather’s laws, met with powerful opposition from archbishop Becket. John Ayliffe.

   3. Efficacious.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Powerful

   Powerful is a song recorded by Jamaican-American electronic music project Major Lazer. It's the second official single off their third studio album, Peace Is the Mission (2015), featuring guest vocals from English singer Ellie Goulding and Jamaican singer Tarrus Riley.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. powerful

   Powerful refers to having great power, strength, influence, or capacity. It can be used in various contexts to describe someone or something possessing physical strength, intellectual prowess, a strong impact, authority over others or being effective in nature. It's often associated with one's ability to control, influence, or produce effects on people, things, or circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Powerfuladjective

   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

2. Powerfuladjective

   large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. powerful

   Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; as, a powerful army or navy.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1396

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3470

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'powerful' in Adjectives Frequency: #168

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Anagrams for powerful »

1. upflower

How to pronounce powerful?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say powerful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of powerful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of powerful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of powerful in a Sentence

1. Grant Woods:

   This is something that we've seen across the country from the most educated, most sophisticated patient to the least, and we're talking a matter of days not a matter of weeks or months or years. They knew—certainly should have known—that they were going to leave in their wake devastation across this country. Some believe prescription painkiller makers should have known how highly addictive their products were. (Reuters) Woods is helping Ohio sue several prescription painkiller manufacturers and is consulting with several others on their upcoming litigation against the same companies. The basis for their litigation is nearly identical to the strategy used by states against Big Tobacco in the 1990s. Both manufactured a product they allegedly knew to be highly addictive but downplayed the risk to the public. Once hooked, states bore the treatment cost of the resulting public health epidemic. INDIANA MAN KILLS DOCTOR WHO REFUSED TO PRESCRIBE WIFE OPIOIDS I think the responsibility goes to the doctors, goes to the medical rep, goes to the pharmaceutical companies, said Dr. Howard Samuels, founder of The Hills addiction treatment center in Los Angeles. Fox News spoke to several patients at Samuels’ in-patient facility. All of them told a similar story of receiving a painkiller prescription from their physician for anywhere from 60 to 120 pills of powerful opioids like Oxycontin, Vicodin or Norco. The cause of their pain ranged from an auto accident to a broken ankle. My back – I crushed the bottom three vertebrae, then they prescribed me Oxycontin, said a former high school football player from Ohio. A woman from New Jersey added, I was getting 120 oxy a month. When I told him my pain persisted after a few hours, he upped by dosage. Another patient started on Vicodin, but got so addicted he would buy any type of opioid he could find. The White House Office for National Drug Control Policy says 80 percent of heroin users today started their addiction when doctors prescribed pain killers. (Reuters) A doctor is the best drug dealer you can ever get, said the native Angeleno. Once he knew I had the cash I could get anything. My first prescription was $300, and about $150 a week after that. And when one pharmacy started to get suspicious, he told me where to go. TRUMP'S OPIOID COMMISSION CAN HELP KEEP DEADLY DRUGS OUT OF AMERICA While there is plenty of blame to go around, the 25 lawsuits already filed share similar allegations: - Deceptive ads suggesting opioids were effective treating chronic pain like back injuries; - marketing that downplayed the risk of addiction; - undisclosed use of paid doctors to promote the benefits of opioids - use of front groups to.

2. Kahlil Gibran:

   Nor shall derision prove powerful against those who listen to humanity or those who follow in the footsteps of divinity, for they shall live forever. Forever.

3. Frank Riccio II:

   While this disposition does not replace that which the boys lost, it does send a powerful message that lying about a serious incident carries serious consequences.

4. Tim Scott:

   Those were powerful words.

5. Alex Guerrero:

   The key to success is the capacity to change, while many athletes get stuck in a cycle of injury and rehab – trapped in the belief that strength training is the only path toward peak performance and recovery – Tom and I focus on how powerful the ability to adapt can be. We incorporate muscle pliability work and functional strength and conditioning exercises into his routine, which are key pillars of TB12.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=powerful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Powerful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=powerful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powerful
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerful
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=powerful