high-powered

[ hahy-pou-erd ]

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adjective

extremely energetic, dynamic, and capable: high-powered executives.
of a forceful and driving character: high-powered selling techniques.

capable of a high degree of magnification: a high-powered microscope.
very powerful.

Origin of high-powered

First recorded in 1900–05

Words Nearby high-powered

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How to use high-powered in a sentence

It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.
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Like any high-powered attorney who charges $100,000 for a retainer, Bolt always seems to be one step ahead of the competition.
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These are high-powered jobs, which require security clearances, and that were once reserved for men—straight men, at that.
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That high-powered professional men have illicit affairs is not an uncommon occurrence anywhere in the world.
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Wilkinson: You have a sense of a man who came from the suburbs and is now mixing with high-powered hustlers and businessmen.
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He was hurrying down the walk in front, and I watched until he got into a motor-car—a high-powered roadster.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
When its owner purred out in his high-powered little car, Henry drew a long breath and began in earnest.
The Box-Car Children | Gertrude Chandler Warner
The small bullets of the high-powered rifle either killed or harmed but little.
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The small high-powered onions, on the other hand, are easily cultivated.
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A high-powered grey touring car came by, travelling at a great pace.
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British Dictionary definitions for high-powered

high-powered

adjective

(of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification: a high-powered telescope
dynamic and energetic; highly capable

possessing great strength, power, etc: a high-powered engine

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