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powerful
English
Alternative forms
- powreful, powrefull (all obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English pouerful, powarfull, equivalent to power +? -ful.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pa??f?l/
- Hyphenation: pow?er?ful
Adjective
powerful (comparative more powerful or powerfuller or powerfuler, superlative most powerful or powerfullest or powerfulest)
- Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
- (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Synonyms
- mightful
- mighty
- powersome
- strengthful
- strong
- forceful
Antonyms
- powerless
- strengthless
Translations
See also
- strong
Adverb
powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)
- (Southern US) Synonym of very
Anagrams
- powreful
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overpowering
English
Verb
overpowering
- present participle of overpower
Adjective
overpowering (comparative more overpowering, superlative most overpowering)
- That overpowers; so strong as to be overwhelming.
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