Possessing might or power; powerful, potent, strong. Frequently rhetorical, connoting a pre-eminent… Of God: possessing transcendent power. Of a…
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释义 | society > authority > power > [adjective] (85) mightyeOE Possessing might or power; powerful, potent, strong. Frequently rhetorical, connoting a pre-eminent… Of God: possessing transcendent power. Of a… craftyeOE Strong, powerful, mighty. Obsolete. richeOE Scottish in later use. Of a person: powerful, mighty; noble, great. Obsolete. strongeOE Having great controlling power over people and things, by reason of the possession of authority… In general contexts. wieldeOE Strong, powerful; mighty, great. mainstrongOE Strong in power. mightOE = mighty, adj. keena1000 As an alliterative epithet of kings or other rulers; hence, Mighty, powerful, strong. Obsolete. mightfullOE Mighty, powerful; endowed with divine or kingly power; efficacious. mainfulc1225 Powerful, mighty. reighc1225 Powerful, mighty. starkc1275 Strong, stout, powerful. Strong in authority, dominion, rule, or arms; powerful, mighty. Obsolete. boldc1300 Strong, mighty, big. (obsolete) Of grain, etc.: Well-filled, plump. Of fire or wind: Strong, fierce (Scottish) fort13.. Strong, powerful. mightandc1350 = mighty, adj. strengthya1382 Of God, a person, the spirit, etc.: capable of effective action or resistance; mighty, powerful; mentally strong. Now rare (literary). mightifula1400 = mightful, adj. bigc1400 Of a city or town: great, mighty; powerful. Obsolete. powerfulc1450 Of a person or group of people: having power over others; holding control or influence over people and events, socially or politically influential… puissant?c1450 Possessed of or wielding power; having great authority or influence; mighty, potent, powerful. Now archaic or literary. mananta1500 Wealthy. mighteousa1500 That is full of might or power. potenta1500 Of a person or thing: powerful; having great authority or influence; mighty. Now chiefly in literary usage. potential?c1500 Possessing potency or power; potent, powerful, mighty, strong; commanding. Now rare. vailing1508 forcible1555 Possessing force. Of persons, material things, natural agencies, etc.: Strong, powerful. potentate1556 Powerful, ruling. Obsolete. swingeing1567 (After swinge, n.1 1) Powerful, authoritative. Obsolete. powerable1580 Powerful. Obsolete. strong-handed1598 Having powerful hands. Usually figurative: forceful, imperious; able or willing to use force or to act firmly and decisively. strengthful1604 Full of or characterized by strength. Also as n. (with the and plural agreement): †those who are full of strength (obsolete). hogen mogen1648 Usually ironic or humorous. Powerful, mighty, grand. Now rare. powerlike1657 Powerful. pollent1660 Powerful, strong. Cf. pollency, n. hogana1672 Frequently ironic or humorous. Powerful, mighty. Cf. hogen mogen, adj. 1. Obsolete. swayful1767 Able to exercise sway, powerful. reverend1826 U.S. colloquial and regional. Strong, powerful; (also) full strength, undiluted, ‘neat’. Cf. reverent, adj. 5. oomphy1955 Strong, powerful; (esp. of a woman) sexy, glamorous. kick-ass1977 U.S. slang (see sense 4a above), rough, aggressive, powerful (also elliptical as n.). Subcategories:— having great or supreme power (6) — all-powerful (19) — having sole power (1) — executive (3) — having power over specific things (3) — having or relating to supernational power (2) — concerned with political power (1) — pursuing or desiring power (7) — making powerful (1) — of power: great or supreme (2) — of power: limited by its effects (1) |
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