potent
potent definition
po·tent (pōt′'nt)
adjective
- having authority or power; mighty; influential a potent monarch
- convincing; cogent a potent argument
- effective or powerful in action, as a drug or drink
- able to have an erection and hence to engage in sexual intercourse
Etymology: L potens (gen. potentis), prp. of posse, to be able < potis, able (< IE base *potis, master, husband > Sans pāti, master) + esse, to be: see essence
Related Forms:
- potently po′·tently adverb
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