powerfully

adverb

pow·​er·​ful·​ly ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce powerfully (audio)
: in a powerful manner
She expressed her opinions very powerfully.
: to a strong or powerful extent
a powerfully moving film
a powerfully aromatic dish
a powerfully built athlete
He was powerfully influenced by their advice.
Neither words nor the most detailed painting can evoke a moment of vanished time as powerfully and as completely as a good photograph.Beaumont Newhall

Examples of powerfully in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web How Nutmeg Can Make a Child High Nutmeg is a popular and powerfully flavored spice—a tiny bit goes a long way. Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 22 Mar. 2024 Laura Dern, at least, is powerfully fervid as Linda, who wants the town to be brought in line with her progressive politics. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024 The unexpectedly happy turn of events is however shadowed by unchallenged customs of male supremacy and vanity that will force Fatima to choose a path of independence—and that ultimately leads to a powerfully symbolic display of essentially revolutionary violence. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024 Most powerfully, incorporating diversity metrics into formal performance management and incentive programs for executives, directors and mid-level technical managers links meaningful moves to shift numbers with professional success and financial rewards. Serenity Gibbons, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 This could powerfully accelerate democratization by expanding economic growth, employment, and human security. Joseph Sany, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2024 Yet progressives, too, have unwittingly helped to maintain the corrupt colorblind argument that Blum has employed so powerfully, in part because the meaning of affirmative action was warped nearly from its beginning by the Supreme Court’s legal reasoning in Bakke. Nikole Hannah-Jones, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024 Most powerfully, a police detective describes the events in detail, along the way painstakingly and heart-breakingly making sure to recite the names of each and every one of the 26 victims, both adults and children. Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2024 President Biden said it very frankly and very powerfully from Brownsville, Texas, just a few days ago. CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of powerfully was in 1589

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“Powerfully.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/powerfully. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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