Powerful vs Forceful - What's the difference?
powerful | forceful |
Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
* (William Shakespeare)
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, chapter=19 (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
Forceful is a synonym of powerful.
As adjectives the difference between powerful and forceful
is that powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence while forceful is with assertive force; powerful.powerful
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Alternative forms
* powerfull * powreful * powrefullAdjective
(en-adj)- The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
citation, passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}