powerfullyadv.
/ˈpaʊəfᵿli/, /ˈpaʊəfl̩i/, U.S. /ˈpaʊ(ə)rf(ə)li/ In a powerful manner; with power, authority, or might; strongly, forcibly; impressively, convincingly.
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society > authority > power > [adverb]
mightilyeOE
mightfullya1398
roughlya1398
virtuouslya1398
strenghfullya1400
puissantlyc1460
potentially1549
potently1558
powerfully1589
powerably1593
powerlikea1628
the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > effect produced on emotions > [adverb]
feelingly?a1425
sensibly?a1425
imprintingly1594
powerfully1766
imposingly1812
impressively1818
tellingly1832
possessingly1919
1589 T. White Serm. 17 Nov. 16 The word..which woorketh powerfullie as well in good, as bad, learned as vnlearned, Kings, as Priuate persons.
1603 S. Daniel Def. Ryme in Panegyrike (new ed.) sig. H3 It hath stood against al the storms of factions..which so powerfully beat vpon it.
1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 149 He is so powerfully back'd.
1747 J. Edwards True Saints vi Their seeing the great glory of their friend and Redeemer..will most powerfully draw them near.
1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield I. v. 48 This well-timed present pleaded more powerfully in his favour.
1834 W. S. W. Ruschenberger Three Years in Pacific 363 The sun was powerfully hot, and the road deep in sand, which increased the heat by its reflection.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule i. 9 The short, thick-set, powerfully built man.
1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 385/2 All her family were powerfully influenced by the ecstatic piety of Spain in that age.
1992 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 3 Dec. 14/1 The freemartins (neutrals) of this species are particularly prized because their milk..is reputed to be powerfully aphrodisiac.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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