high-powered

[ hahy-pou-erd ]

/ ˈhaɪˈpaʊ ərd /

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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.

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Origin of high-powered

First recorded in 1900–05

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It cost several thousand dollars and a high-powered former district attorney to get the charges dropped.
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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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Swiftly the high-powered armored motor-cars rushed on, drawing closer and closer to the solid ranks of the enemy.
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Adele Laidlaw drove us downtown in her own high-powered car, which, true to her mechanical instincts, she handled herself.
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Behind the lights there slid into view almost opposite the tall gate a high-powered roadster.
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The atomic power-broadcast station would possibly stay, and so would the high-powered radio.
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I am a gun nut and have a great number of high-powered rifles at home, so I know a little bit about guns.
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British Dictionary definitions for high-powered

high-powered

adjective

(of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnificationa high-powered telescope

dynamic and energetic; highly capable

possessing great strength, power, etca high-powered engine

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Word Origin and History for high-powered

high-powered

adj.

1903, originally of automobiles, from high (adj.) + power (v.).

high-powered

adjective

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