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US
/ˈpoʊtənt/
]
[ UK /pˈəʊtənt/ ]
[ UK /pˈəʊtənt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- (of a male) capable of copulation
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having or wielding force or authority
providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons - having great influence
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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
- Try to meet a boy with a little more depth than your current crop of potential beaus.
- 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.
- Self-esteem is the need to feel good about oneself and self-actualisation is the need to reach one's full potential.
- 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
- Philips is also exploring the potential of applying LED to help 'declutter' city streets increasingly obscured by a variety of elements, including lighting fixtures. WebWire | Recent Headlines
- 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'
- A useful treatment method is the potent loop diuretic, furosemide, along with the hypertonic saline.
- Moray eels, garfish and trumpetfish were roaming and snapping at a plethora of potential prey.
- The potential adopters of siblings are simply not there. Times, Sunday Times
- It is this potential for music to express contradictory, sometimes inexpressible emotions that drives Ward to write songs.