potently

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adverb

In a potent manner; powerfully.

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OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English potent →
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Meanings

adverbpotently (comparative more potently, superlative most potently)

comparative more potently · superlative most potently

  1. In a potent manner; powerfully.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a manner having a powerful influence

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powerfully
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powerfully

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishpotent
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishpotently

From potent + -ly.

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APA

potently. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potently

MLA

“potently.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potently. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “potently,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/potently.

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