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powerful

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. (Science: chemical) large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

Synonym: mighty, strong, potent, forcible, efficacious, energetic, intense.