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The correct spelling is powerful.
How to pronounce powerful
/ˈpaʊəfl/
adjectiveIPA: /ˈpaʊəfl/
Say it like: Pow-erf-ul
The correct spelling is powerful. Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence. For example: "Not very many (of them) had been damaged."
Usage Examples
“Not very many (of them) had been damaged.”
“He was the very best runner there.”
Meanings
adjective
- 1.Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
- 2.Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
adverb
- 1.To a great extent or degree.
- 2.Conforming to fact, reality or rule; true.
- 3.(with superlatives) Used to firmly establish that nothing else surpasses in some respect.
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