powerful

== English == === Alternative forms === powreful, powrefull (both obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English pouerful, powarfull. By surface analysis, power +‎ -ful. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpaʊəfl̩/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpaʊɚfl̩/ Hyphenation: pow‧er‧ful === Adjective === powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful) Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence. Leading to many or important deductions. Synonym: heavy (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore. (mathematics, not comparable) Being a powerful number. Synonym: squareful ==== Synonyms ==== mightful (archaic) mighty potent powersome (dialect) strengthful strong forceful ==== Antonyms ==== powerless strengthless ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== strong === Adverb === powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful) (dialect, Southern US or archaic) very; extremely === Anagrams === powreful