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puissant (adjective), more puissant, most puissant
1. Powerful or mighty: Estella saw the puissant jaws of the alligator as they gripped its prey.
2. Etymology: first from Latin posse, "be able"; from potens, "able, mighty, powerful"; then from French puissaunt and puissant.
Very potent.
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Mighty strong.
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puissant, more puissant, most puissant
Powerful or very strong. (2)
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