powderful
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a mispronunciation of powerful.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]powderful (comparative more powderful, superlative most powderful)
- (Singapore, humorous, of one's language skill, now uncommon) Skilful; fluent; good.
- 2016 May 13, Heather Chen, “'Chinese helicopter': Singlish OED entry baffles Singaporeans”, in BBC News[1]:
- When someone uses bad English, a normal speaker would reply sarcastically: "Wow, your English is so powerful".
But a true Singlish speaker would retaliate: "Wah, your England very powderful ah?"
- (Singapore, humorous, in general, now uncommon) Pronunciation spelling of powerful.