puissant
/ˈpjuːɪs(ə)nt
/ /ˈpwiːɪs(ə)nt/ /ˈpwɪs(ə)nt/adjective archaic or literary
Having great power or influence: he would become a puissant man...
- Methinks I see in my mind a noble and puissant nation rousing herself like a strong man after sleep, and shaking her invincible locks.
- This depiction of the relationship between reader and book seems all the more puissant in light of discussion about the ‘competition’ between technology and book culture.
- By contrast, the last accidental tear-gassing was years ago, so feel free to leave your gas mask at home, unless you are intent on making a particularly puissant political fashion statement.
Derivatives
puissantly
- Puissant at first, it puissantly overpowers sentences and paragraphs.
- This website has twenty-one different translations - try to find the one which communicates it most puissantly.
Origin
Late Middle English: via Old French from Latin posse 'be able'.