powerfully

adverb pow·er·ful·ly \ ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē \

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of powerfully

: 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

Recent Examples of powerfully from the Web

In That Boutique-y Whisky Company’s Invergordon 25 Year Old, notes of brown butter and Demerara sugar come through powerfully, with a hint of bitter chocolate below the surface.

— matthew kronsberg, WSJ, "Warm-Weather Whisky: 5 Easy-Drinking Options," 6 June 2018
Everything was going into a kind of slow motion as Fred Rogers became Mister Rogers, connecting powerfully with the smallest children present.

— maxwell king, Time, "Get an Exclusive Look Inside the First Full-Length Mister Rogers Biography," 1 June 2018
To ascertain meaning from such powerfully ambiguous novels requires a measure of readerly improvisation.

— dustin illingworth, latimes.com, "Elusive leaps of grace and daring: Rachel Cusk's 'Kudos'," 31 May 2018
After neo-swing went belly up circa 1999, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies went back to doing what they’d always done: playing swing powerfully, but not exclusively.

— kenneth partridge, Billboard, "In Defense of the Swing Revival: Why America Flipped for '40s Sounds in 1998," 29 May 2018
And according to the rest of the song lyrics, Aguilera and Lovato are powerfully answering that question.

— anika reed, USA TODAY, "Christina Aguilera returns with empowering Demi Lovato duet 'Fall In Line'," 16 May 2018
There, blazing speed was just what the music demanded, and the orchestra's delivery was both remarkably well-timed and powerfully effective.

— zachary lewis, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Orchestra's 'Prometheus Project' gets off to fiery start: review," 11 May 2018
These things mean daughter, absent yet powerfully present, to Rosemary.

— john timpane, Philly.com, "'Splinter and Crack' at Juniper Productions: A chase across time and psyche, with breaking hearts," 6 May 2018
And supermodel mom Irina Shayk showed how a decisively neutral trench and sneakers can be powerfully persuasive.

— edward barsamian, Vogue, "10 Best Dressed: Week of May 28, 2018," 28 May 2018

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