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/ˈpaʊəf(ə)li/
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/ˈpaʊɚf(ə)li/
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ˈpaʊɚf(ə)li
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ˈpaʊəf(ə)li
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- GB
Adverb
In a powerful manner.
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Little had been seen of £35m man Carroll until just after the restart when he twice rose powerfully to meet corners, forcing Louis Saha to clear acrobatically off the line and Howard to save low at his post.
Adverb
in a powerful manner
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the federal government replaced the powerfully pro-settler Sir Godfrey Huggins with the even tougher and more determined ex-trade unionist
in a manner having a powerful influence
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Clytemnestra's ghost crying in the night for vengeance remained most potently in the audience's mind