powerful

Definition

  • adjective: having the ability to control or influence people or things
  • adjective: having great 'power', prestige, or influence
  • synonyms: efficacious, potent, forcible

Examples

  • a 'powerfully' built man [=a man with a body that looks very strong]

  • The cash bonus provides a 'powerful' incentive to workers.

  • His new computer is more 'powerful' than the one I have.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) the whole thing will be fixed! We aren't saying you can change him. 'Cause people don't really change. We're only saying that love's a force. That's powerful and strange. People make bad choices if they're mad or scared or stressed. But throw a little love their way... (..)
    2013 Frozen
  • (..) See the beauty Sharp and Sheer. Split the ice apart. And break the frozen heart. Hup! Ho! Watch your step! Let it go! Hup! Ho! Watch your step! Let it go! Beautiful! Powerful! Dangerous! Cold! Ice has a magic Can't be controlled. Stronger than one, Stronger than ten. Stronger than a hundred men! (..)
    2013 Frozen