powerful (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 6 senses of the word *powerful*:
ADJECTIVE	all	powerful	having great power or force or potency or effect
	all	powerful, knock-down	strong enough to knock down or overwhelm
	all	powerful, potent	having great influence
	all	powerful, brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight
	all	powerful, herculean	displaying superhuman strength or power
ADVERB	all	powerful, mighty, mightily, right	(Southern regional intensive) very

powerful > pronunciation
Sounds	paw'erfahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Having great power or force or potency or effect.
Examples	"the most powerful government in western Europe" "his powerful arms" "a powerful bomb" "the horse's powerful kick" "powerful drugs" "a powerful argument"
Attribute of	power, powerfulness	possession of controlling influence
Narrower	almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent	Having unlimited power
	coercive	Serving or intended to coerce
	compelling	Driving or forcing
	mighty	Having or showing great strength or force or intensity
	muscular	Having or suggesting great physical power or force
	potent, strong	Having or wielding force or authority
	puissant	Powerful
	regent	acting or functioning as a regent or ruler
	regnant, reigning, ruling	Exercising power or authority
See also	effective, effectual, efficacious	producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
	potent, strong, stiff	Having a strong physiological or chemical effect
	strong	Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Opposite	powerless	lacking power
Spanish	poderoso
Catalan	poderós, potent
Nouns	powerfulness	possession of controlling influence
Adverbs	powerfully	in a powerful manner

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	Strong enough to knock down or overwhelm.
Synonym	knock-down
Broader	strong	Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Spanish	poderoso, potente
Catalan	poderós, potent

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Having great influence.
Synonym	potent
Broader	influential	Having or exercising influence or power
Spanish	contundente, poderoso, potente
Catalan	poderós, potent
Nouns	powerfulness	possession of controlling influence
Adverbs	powerfully	in a manner having a powerful influence

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful.
Example	"powerful arms"
Synonyms	brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy
Broader	strong	Having strength or power greater than average or expected
Spanish	fornido, forzudo, fuerte, musculoso, robusto
Catalan	forçut, fornit, fort, musculat, musculós, robust

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adjective 5
Meaning	Displaying superhuman strength or power.
Synonym	herculean
Broader	superhuman	Above or beyond the human or demanding more than human power or endurance
Spanish	hercúleo, titánico
Catalan	herculi, titànic
Nouns	powerfulness	possession of controlling influence

English > *powerful*: 6 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree.
Examples	"it is powerful humid" "that boy is powerful big now"
Synonyms	mighty, mightily, right
Usage of	intensifier, intensive	A modifier that has little meaning / meaning except to intensify the meaning / meaning it modifies

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