powerful

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. having a very strong effect on your mind or your senses.

adj. producing a sharp, intense, or highly effective impact on the senses or intellect.

日本語:強い※

“The medicine had a powerful effect and he felt better within minutes.”

“The novel's powerful imagery stayed with me long after I had finished the final chapter.”

C2 · Proficiency Mathematics Technical

adj. a special type of number in math that can be divided by certain square numbers.

adj. referring to a natural number m such that if a prime number p divides m, then p squared also divides m.

“In our math class, we learned how to identify a powerful number.”

“The mathematician demonstrated that while all perfect powers are powerful numbers, the converse is not necessarily true.”

C2 · Proficiency Dialect · Informal

adv. used to mean 'very' or 'extremely' in some local styles of speaking.

adv. used as an intensifier equivalent to 'very'; restricted to specific regional dialects.

“That was a powerful long walk we took this morning.”

“He was powerful hungry by the time they reached the camp, having skipped both breakfast and lunch.”