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(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:09:56

Pow"er*ful (?), a.

1.

Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel.

The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. Shak.

2. Mining

Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.

Syn. -- Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense.

-- Pow"er*ful*ly, adv. -- Pow"er*ful*ness, n.

 

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