1. Having authority or ascendancy or influence; SYN. important.
2. Of recognized authority or excellence; SYN. classical, definitive.
3. Sanctioned by established authority; SYN. authorized.

ETYM AS. craeftig.
Marked by skill in deception; SYN. cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily.

ETYM Greek, powerful, from dunamis power; cf. Latin durus hard, Eng. dure: cf. French dynamique.
1. Characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; SYN. dynamical.
2. (Physics) Of or relating to dynamics.

1. Exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects.
2. Sufficient to produce a result.

Characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical).

ETYM Cf. Old Fren. forcible forcible, forceable that may be forced.
Impelled by physical force especially against resistance; SYN. physical, strong-arm.

(Homonym: grate).
1. More than usual.
2. Of major significance or importance; SYN. outstanding.
3. Relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind.
4. Remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect.

ETYM Colloq. U. S.
Of considerable weight and size.

ETYM Latin intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of intendere to stretch: cf. French intense. Related to Intend, Intent, Intent.
1. In an extreme degree.
2. (Of color) Having the highest saturation; SYN. vivid.

ETYM Latin leoninus, from leo, leonis, lion: cf. French léonin. Related to Lion.
Of or characteristic of or resembling a lion.
Of or like a lion; rhyming last two or three syllables in a line.
Like a lion.

Having or showing great strength or force or intensity

ETYM Latin potens, -entis, p. pr. of posse to be able, to have power, from potis able, capable (akin to Skr. pati master, lord) + esse to be. Related to Host a landlord, Am, Despot, Podesta, Possible, Power, Puissant.
1. Having or wielding force or authority; SYN. strong.
2. Having a strong physiological or chemical effect; SYN. strong.
3. (Of a male) Able to copulate; SYN. virile. + prikaži više

1. Having great power or force or potency or effect
2. Leading to many or important deductions

ETYM French, originally, a p. pr. formed from Latin posse to be able: cf. Latin potens powerful. Related to Potent.
(Archaic) Powerful.
Powerful; mighty.

A large heavy hammer that is wielded with both hands; also; something that resembles a sledgehammer in action

1. Complete or extreme
2. Rigid in or as if in death
3. Rigidly conforming (as to a pattern or doctrine); absolute

1. Having strength or power greater than average or expected; SYN. powerful, firm, potent.
2. Not faint or feeble; SYN. powerful, overwhelming, potent.
3. (Grammar) Of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
4. Freshly made or left; SYN. warm.