'Powerfully' definitions:

Definition of 'powerfully'

(from WordNet)
adverb
In a powerful manner; "the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist" [syn: powerfully, strongly]
adverb
In a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind" [syn: potently, powerfully]

Definition of 'Powerfully'

From: GCIDE
  • Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.
  • 1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a powerful vessel. [1913 Webster]
  • The powerful grace that lies In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious; energetic; intense. [1913 Webster] -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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