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potently
po·tent P0480300 (pōt′nt)adj.1. Possessing inner or physical strength; powerful.2. a. Exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects: potent liquor; a potent toxin.b. Exerting or capable of exerting strong influence; cogent: potent arguments.3. Having great control or authority: "The police were potent only so long as they were feared" (Thomas Burke).4. Able to achieve and maintain an erection that allows for sexual intercourse. Used of a male.
[Middle English, from Latin potēns, potent-, present participle of posse, to be able; see poti- in Indo-European roots.]
po′tent·ly adv.po′tent·ness n.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | potently - in a manner having a powerful influence; "Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind"powerfully |
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