Powerful - Definition

adv 1: (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" [syn:
mighty, mightily, powerful, right]
adj 1: 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" [ant:
powerless]
2: strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"
[syn: knock-down(a), powerful]
3: having great influence [syn: potent, powerful]
4: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged
and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer";
"powerful arms" [syn: brawny, hefty, muscular,
powerful, sinewy]
5: displaying superhuman strength or power; "herculean
exertions" [syn: herculean, powerful]