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pennipotent

pennipotent adjective: strong of wing; strong on the wing.

Adjective

pennipotent (comparative more pennipotent, superlative most pennipotent)

  1. (poetic, rare) Strong of wing; strong on the wing.
    • Dismount your tow'ring Thoughts, aspiring Minds;
      Vnplume their wings in flight pennipotent;1609, John Davies of Hereford, The Holy Roode

Forms of pennipotent

comparativemore pennipotent
superlativemost pennipotent

Origin of pennipotent

From Latin pennipotens, from penna (“wing”) + potens (“strong”).

Questions about pennipotent

What does pennipotent mean?
Pennipotent means strong of wing; strong on the wing.
What part of speech is pennipotent?
Pennipotent is an adjective.

Words near pennipotent in the dictionary

  1. Pennington County
  2. Penningtons
  3. Penninic
  4. penninite
  5. penninites
  6. pennipotent
  7. pennis
  8. Pennisi
  9. Pennisis
  10. Pennison
  11. pennistone

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