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Powerful vs Swingeing - What's the difference?

powerful | swingeing |

As adjectives the difference between powerful and swingeing

is that powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence while swingeing is (british) large, immense.

As a verb swingeing is

(archaic).

powerful

English

Alternative forms

* powerfull * powreful * powrefull

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
  • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=19 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.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.
  • Synonyms

    * * *

    Antonyms

    * *

    swingeing

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (archaic)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British) large, immense
  • powerful, scathing (a swingeing verbal attack )
  • * The Economist , June 16th 2012. "Special Report: The melting north", p. 4.
  • Perhaps not since the felling of America's vast forests ... has the world seen such a spectacular environmental change. The consequences for Arctic ecosystems will be swingeing .

    Synonyms

    * whopping