potentadjective
uk/ˈpəʊ.tənt/us/ˈpoʊ.t̬ənt/very powerful, forceful, or effective:
Surprise remains the terrorists' most potent weapon.
The Berlin Wall was a potent symbol of the Cold War.
This is a very potent drug and can have unpleasant side-effects.
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Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- almighty
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- elemental
- high-octane
- industrial-strength
- invincible
- invulnerable
- muscle-flexing
- omnipotent
- reckon
- stout
- sturdy
- superhuman
- to be reckoned with idiom
- tough
- toughie
- unabated
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potently
adverb uk/ˈpəʊ.tənt.li/us/ˈpoʊ.t̬ənt.li/
Her arguments were strong, and potently deployed.