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

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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. Eddie Jones:

   It didn't really bother me who they did and didn't pick because it's coming in waves, if it wasn't the team that played against Tonga, which was monstrously physical and powerful, then it's the team that they've picked at the moment, which is going to be very, very fast.

2. Becky Pringle:

   NEA has said from the beginning that we need to follow the science, and evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccines, combined with other safety measures, are the most powerful weapon we have against the pandemic.

3. Andy Parker:

   That's what the( National Rifle Association) is thinking right now, the NRA is saying, The NRA will go away. And, you know, they are the most powerful lobby in the country. And someone has got... to take them on. By God, I am going to do it.

4. Zaman Ali:

   No one should need to be big enough to destroy others and all of us must have to be powerful and resourceful enough to protect ourselves.

5. Michael Glassner:

   In Iowa in particular, I think this idea that Donald Trump is bringing in a whole coterie of new participants is particularly powerful, i believe there's going to be a much higher turnout for the Iowa caucuses than has been the case in the past because of it.

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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