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powerfull

powerfull is the archaic form of powerful.

powerfull is the misspelling of powerful.

Meaning of powerful

Adjective

powerful (comparative more powerful, superlative most powerful)

  1. Having, or capable of exerting, power or influence.
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  2. Leading to many or important deductions.
    • a powerful set of postulates
    Synonyms:
    heavy
  3. Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
  4. (not comparable) Being a powerful number.
    Synonyms:
    squareful

See all 5 meanings of powerful

Forms of powerfull

comparativemore powerfull
superlativemost powerfull

Questions about powerfull

What is powerfull the archaic form of?
Powerfull is the archaic form of powerful.

Words near powerfull in the dictionary

  1. powerful numbers
  2. powerful owl
  3. powerful owls
  4. powerfuler
  5. powerfulest
  6. powerfull
  7. powerfuller
  8. powerfullest
  9. powerfully
  10. powerfulness
  11. powerhead

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