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high-powered

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high-pow·ered (hpourd) also high-pow·er (-pour)
adj.
Having great power or energy; dynamic: She's on a high-powered career track.
high-powered
adj
1. (Physics / General Physics) (of an optical instrument or lens) having a high magnification a high-powered telescope
2. dynamic and energetic; highly capable
3. possessing great strength, power, etc. a high-powered engine
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Adj.1.high-powered - vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
high-power, high-voltage, high-octane, high-energy
dynamic, dynamical - characterized by action or forcefulness or force of personality; "a dynamic market"; "a dynamic speaker"; "the dynamic president of the firm"
2.high-powered - (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"
powered - (often used in combination) having or using or propelled by means of power or power of a specified kind; "powered flight"; "kerosine-powered jet engines"
high-powered
adjective dynamic, driving, powerful, enterprising, effective, go-ahead, aggressive, vigorous, energetic, forceful, fast-track, go-getting (informal), high-octane (informal), highly capable a high-powered lawyer
Translations
high-powered [ˈhaɪˈpauəd] ADJ
1. [engine] → de gran potencia
2. (fig) (= dynamic) [person] → enérgico, dinámico; (= important) → importante
high-powered [ˌhaɪˈpaʊəd] adj (engine) → molto potente, ad alta potenza (fig) (person) → di prestigio
high-powered [ˌhaɪˈpaʊəd] adj (engine) → molto potente, ad alta potenza (fig) (person) → di prestigio


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His high-powered rifle was equipped with telescope sights and he also carried binoculars which he was in the act of using as Tarzan discovered him, either to note the effect of his last shot or to discover a new target.
Tarzan the Untamed by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
I should have liked to have spoken with them, but I did not care to risk having to use my high-powered rifle upon them other than in the last extremity.
The Lost Continent by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Blunt-bodied drones whizzed to and fro with a noise like miniature high-powered automobiles, as if anxious to convey the idea of being tremendously busy without going to the length of doing any actual work.
Uneasy Money by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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