high-pow·ered
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| 1. | extremely energetic, dynamic, and capable: high-powered executives. |
| 2. | of a forceful and driving character: high-powered selling techniques. |
| 3. | capable of a high degree of magnification: a high-powered microscope. |
| 4. | very powerful. |
[Origin: 1900–05
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high powered
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ˌhigh-ˈpowered adjective
(with an engine which is) very powerful
Example: a high-powered motorboat/engine
See also: high-chair, high-level, high-rise, highlands, highlight, highly, highness, highroad, highway, highwayman, high-class, high-handed, high-minded, high-pitched, high-spirited, highly-strung, high, high and dry, high and low, high and mighty, high jump, high school, high spirits, high street, high tide, high water, high-tech, higher education, Highway Code, it is high time, the high seas, "high powered" in any languageExample: a high-powered motorboat/engine
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