powerful
adjective
having or exerting great power or force.
powerfulness
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a word derived from
powerful.
Example Sentences
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“There is a powerfulness to the message that these very charismatic species are extremely threatened, and that the threats they represent are incumbent on all species in freshwater systems.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2020
That said, Ms. Roberts’s screed really was a rant about the powerlessness of her generation and the powerfulness, for good or ill, of the boomers.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 8, 2019
“I enjoyed the feeling of powerfulness, the ability I had to attract people,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2010
I know nothing like it either in strength of colouring or powerfulness of effect.
From Autobiographical Reminiscences with Family Letters and Notes on Music by Charles Gounod
He see by the fluckuations of color on my usially calm cheek, and by the pensive and thoughtful look in my two gray orbs, that I felt the strength and powerfulness of his cause.
From Samantha at the World's Fair by Baron C. de Grimm
