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How to pronounce powerful in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms knock-down
Type Words
Synonyms potent
Derivation powerfulness
Type Words
Synonyms herculean
Derivation powerfulness
Type Words
Synonyms mightily, mighty, right


it is powerful humid.
that boy is powerful big now.
Type Words
Synonyms brawny, hefty, muscular, sinewy


powerful arms.
Type Words
Derivation powerfulness


the most powerful government in western Europe.
his powerful arms.
a powerful bomb.
the horse's powerful kick.
powerful drugs.
a powerful argument.

Examples of powerful

powerful
My support group was so powerful and, by the way, had a phenomenal success rate.
From the sacbee.com
However, most business groups see the deals as a powerful tool to boost exports.
From the washingtontimes.com
They had powerful-but-finicky engines that were prone to spontaneous combustion.
From the online.wsj.com
I ventured that the angry right is not the all-powerful force it purports to be.
From the dailyherald.com
It will also have more memory and a more powerful graphics processor, they said.
From the online.wsj.com
Right now, Probert, a powerful wing, is second in the NHL in game-winning goals.
From the freep.com
Powerful U.S. industries will fight to keep high tariffs, quotas, and subsidies.
From the businessweek.com
Some powerful economic and demographic forces favored certain sectors this year.
From the businessweek.com
The rumors are how Manny, all of a sudden, got very strong and powerful and big.
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More examples
  • 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"
  • Mighty: (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"
  • Knock-down(a): strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"
  • Potent: having great influence
  • Brawny: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"
  • Herculean: displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean exertions"
  • (powerfully) in a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist"
  • (powerfully) potently: in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind"
  • Power is a measure of an entity's ability to control the environment around itself, including the behavior of other entities. The term authority is often used for power, perceived as legitimate by the social structure. ...