potent
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
< Latin potens (“‘powerful, strong, potent’”), ppr. of posse (“‘to be able’”) < potis (“‘able, powerful, orig. a lord, master’”).
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[edit] Adjective
potent (comparative more potent, superlative most potent)
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Superlative |
- Possessing strength
- Being effective in small quantities.
- Having a sharp or offensive taste.
- (of a male) able to procreate.
- very powerful or effective.
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[edit] External links
- potent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- potent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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[edit] Adjective
| Inflections of potent Comparation by mer and mest |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | potent |
| Neuter | potent | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | potente |
| All | potenta | |
| Plural | potenta | |
- potent, being effective in small quantities.