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Added 6 October 2026

powerful

/ˈpaʊəfl̩/ adjective

In Latin: imperiōsus, potens Wiktionary

adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about powerful at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
Leading to many or important deductions.
a powerful set of postulates
Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

adverb

Powerfully; very; extremely.

Origin

From Middle English pouerful, powarfull. By surface analysis, power + -ful.

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