powerful
having great power or force or potency or effect
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,611 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,242 times across 175,177 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- having great power or force or potency or effect the most powerful government in western Europehis powerful arms
- strong enough to knock down or overwhelm also: knock-down a knock-down blow
- having great influence also: potent
- (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful also: brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy a hefty athletea muscular boxer
- displaying superhuman strength or power also: herculean herculean exertions
adverb
- (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree also: mighty, mightily, right the baby is mighty cutehe's mighty tired
powerful in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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A mind scarcely now to be imitated, so contrary to self-preservation, the most powerful law of Nature.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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We are served by invisible ministers who are more powerful than the genii and more nimble than Puck.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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And Teddy Pegram took most powerful to him and made him many a game and many a clever toy.
The Torch and Other Tales · Eden Phillpotts · Chapter 1
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Powerful it promised to be; exciting it promised to be; but weak it becomes, and, now and again, wearisome.
Punch — Volume 101, November 7, 1891 · Various · Chapter 1
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Formerly isolated, they have managed to gather around them powerful interests, accomplices high in office, and friends whose commanding situation protects them.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1