high-poweredadj.
/ˌhʌɪˈpaʊəd/, U.S. /ˌhaɪˈpaʊərd/ 1. Of a machine or device: having greater than normal strength or capabilities; very powerful. Also in extended use: of high quality.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective]
sprindeOE
livelyOE
kaskc1300
wightc1300
courageousc1386
wighty14..
wieldya1413
ablec1440
tall of hand1530
sappy1558
energical1565
energetical1585
greenya1586
stout1600
strenuous1602
forceful?1624
actuous1626
vigorous1638
vivid1638
high-spirited1653
hearty1665
actuose1677
living1699
full-blooded1707
executive1708
rugged1731
sousing1735
energic1740
bouncing1743
two-fisted1774
energetic1782
zestful1797
rollicking1801
through-ganging1814
throughgoing1814
slashing1828
high-powered1829
high pressure1834
rip-roaring1834
red-blooded1836
ripsnorting1846
zesty1853
dynamic1856
throbbing1864
goey1875
torpedoic1893
kinky1903
zippy1903
go-at-it1904
punchy1907
up-and-at-'em1909
driving1916
vibranta1929
kinetic1931
zinging1931
high-octane1936
zingy1938
slam-bang1939
balls-to-the-wall1967
balls-out1968
ass-kicking1977
hi-octane1977
the world > matter > physics > energy or power of doing work > [adjective] > having high power or powerful in effect
strong1584
high-powered1829
high-power1849
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective]
goodOE
winlyOE
snella1000
winc1275
boonc1325
cleana1375
tidya1375
positivea1398
comelyc1400
kindc1400
kindly?a1425
well-formeda1425
trim?a1513
wally?a1513
bonnya1525
delicatea1533
goodlike1562
sappy1563
bein1567
rum1567
benedict1576
warrantable1581
true (also good, sure) as touch1590
goodlisomea1603
respectable1603
clever1738
amusing1753
plummy1787
bone1793
brickish1843
mooi1850
ryebuck1859
spandy1868
greatisha1871
healthy1878
popular1884
beefy1903
onkus1910
quies1919
cushty1929
high-powered1969
not shabby1975
1829 Mag. Nat. Hist. 2 403 Enabled me to perceive by the assistance of a high-powered glass.
1885 Army & Navy Q. Apr. 216 Her battery consists of long, high-powered..rifles.
1917 ‘Contact’ Airman's Outings p. xv Modern two-seaters, high-powered, fast, and reliable.
1944 Living off Land: Man. Bushcraft v. 114 High-powered microscopes.
1969 Daily Tel. 5 Feb. 15/1 The girl graduate, however high-powered her degree, is very often unemployable.
1984 Adweek (U.S.) (Nexis) 13 Aug. (Eastern ed.) By mid-1985,..Atari will introduce a $1,000 high-powered home computer.
2010 Guardian 12 Feb. (Film & Music section) 6/1 Bill Murray..uses high-powered explosives to polish off a gopher that has been burrowing under the greens.
2. Having a high degree of authority, influence, or dynamism; involving a high degree of responsibility.
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society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > influential
mightyOE
substantial?c1450
prevalent?a1475
grave1541
upstantial1590
prevailent1623
influxive1624
weighty1662
momentous1667
influentiala1734
influencive1809
high-power1906
high-powered1917
1917 Rotarian Jan. 47/1 Ed. Kelsey, Toledo Rotary's high powered and much beloved secretary, is in our midst again.
1928 Daily Mail 16 Aug. 19/4 This class of fraud does not require so many high-powered salesmen as the old method of selling by personal canvas.
1960 News Chron. 18 Mar. 6/4 The National Executive should..set up a high-powered inquiry into those industries which have already been nationalised.
1988 B. Dole & E. Dole Unlimited Partners v. 132 I'm..comfortable being married to an independent, high-powered woman.
2012 Atlantic July 97/2 They leave high-powered jobs and spend a year or two at home on a reduced schedule.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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