powerfully

adverb

pow·​er·​ful·​ly ˈpau̇(-ə)r-f(ə-)lē 

: 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

Synonyms

• dynamically
• energetically
• explosively
• firmly
• forcefully
• forcibly
• hard
• mightily
• muscularly
• roundly
• stiffly
• stoutly
• strenuously
• strongly
• sturdily
• vigorously

Examples of powerfully in a Sentence

began to row powerfully toward the shore

Recent Examples on the Web

The facts beat so powerfully upon the memory that the images come back in rather the same way as a film in slow motion. —Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2024

Wiley’s intervention powerfully imagines an insurrection that might give more power to young Black men, but his equestrian statue does little to reimagine what power means or looks like. —Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024

The gentleness of your first show, a men’s collection, resonated powerfully at a moment when gender issues have been at the forefront of the cultural conversation. —Bridget Foley, WWD, 27 Sep. 2024

This idyllic, simple scene is quintessential to the core story Malcom is framing which is for Black folks to be powerfully rooted and grounded in family despite turmoil and trouble. —Malik William, Essence, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined above