| Pronunciation: | | 'pawurful
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| Matching Terms: | | powerfully, powerfulness
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- [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"
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| | 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 |
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| | Antonyms: | | powerless, weak |
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| | See Also: | | effective, effectual, efficacious |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A language combining functional programming and logic programming, using "angelic Powerdomains". |
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