[phū yingyai] (n, exp) EN: big man ; powerful person ; person of consequence ; great man ; heroFR: personnage illustre [ m ] ; célébrité [ f ] ; sommité [ f ] ; personne éminente [ f ]
(adj) having great power or force or potency or effect, Ant. powerless, Example:the most powerful government in western Europe; his powerful arms; a powerful bomb; the horse's powerful kick; powerful drugs; a powerful argument
(adv) in a powerful manner, Syn. strongly, Example:the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. [ 1913 Webster ]