What does potent mean?
Potent means Powerful; possessing power; effective..
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/ˈpəʊt(ə)nt/ · adjective
Powerful; possessing power; effective..
harsh and potent injuries
Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence.
When the party reach the bridegroom's house on their return, his mother and the other women come out, and burn a little mustard and human hair in a lamp, the unpleasant smell emitted by these articles being considered potent to drive away evil spirits.
Still today, 400 years on, they remain potent wounds indeed: “When I think of what Oñate did to the Acoma Pueblo,” said a member of Sandia Pueblo in 1998 during the fourth centennial of his conquest, “I have a vision of Indian men lined up to have one foot cut off.”
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Use potent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Potent means Powerful; possessing power; effective..
Common synonyms include cogent, virile, powerful, strong.
Possible antonyms include impotent, counterpotent.
harsh and potent injuries
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