high-powered

[ hahy-pou-erd ]
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adjective
  1. extremely energetic, dynamic, and capable: high-powered executives.

  2. of a forceful and driving character: high-powered selling techniques.

  1. capable of a high degree of magnification: a high-powered microscope.

  2. very powerful.

Origin of high-powered

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for high-powered

high-powered

adjective
  1. (of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification: a high-powered telescope

  2. dynamic and energetic; highly capable

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

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