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
Aaron noted with gratification a certain big magnificence, a certain reckless powerfulness in the still-blossoming, harsh-coloured, autumn flowers.
From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The world but said that he was a man mad with love, and desperate at the knowledge of the powerfulness of his rivals, could not live beyond sight of her.
From A Lady of Quality by Frances Hodgson Burnett
