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potent

[ US /ˈpoʊtənt/ ]
[ UK /pˈə‍ʊtənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. (of a male) capable of copulation
  2. having or wielding force or authority
    providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons
  3. having great influence
  4. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
    a stiff drink
    a potent toxin
    potent liquor
    a potent cup of tea

How To Use potent In A Sentence

  • Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors. WebWire | Recent Headlines
  • The company raised €10 million in May, but decided to extend the round after it was oversubscribed by potential investors.
  • In 2007, a jury let the Fairford Two off after they had broken into an RAF airbase to ground B-52 planes and prevent, they hoped, potential war crimes against Iraqi civilians.
  • So weeding out potential jurors with unchangeable views on guilt or innocence has the elaborateness of celebrity trials like that of O.J. Simpson, who was acquitted at the same courthouse in 1995. Jackson jury Q&A tests media's grip
  • The Cologne goalkeeper signalled his potential by publicly attacking the legendary Bayern Munich Maoist Paul Breitner for his heavy drinking, smoking and gambling though not, strangely enough, for his scrofulous appearance. Note to England's rugby players: embrace Der Aggro | Harry Pearson
  • However, there is a potential for increased tourism because of the natural beauty and varied topography and because the country is unspoiled and inexpensive.
  • Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
  • And some soil-based diseases not only cause physical symptoms, but create cognitive impairment too, crippling a child's long-term potential. Blake Mycoskie: Today, TOMS Asks You to Go 'One Day Without Shoes'
  • Moray eels, garfish and trumpetfish were roaming and snapping at a plethora of potential prey.
  • Here, human or mouse embryonic stem cells, in vitro representatives of the totipotent inner cell mass blastomeres, are placed into culture.
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