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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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The powerful grace that lies
In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
--Shak.
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2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.
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Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;
energetic; intense.
[1913 Webster] -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --
{Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.
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