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English Dictionary: powerfully by the DICT Development Group
2 results for powerfully
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
powerfully
adv
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): powerfully, strongly
  2. in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind"
    Synonym(s): potently, powerfully
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Powerful \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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