Meanings
adjectivepowderful (comparative more powderful, superlative most powderful)
comparative more powderful · superlative most powderful
- SingaporehumorousuncommonSkilful; fluent; good.
When someone uses bad English, a normal speaker would reply sarcastically: "Wow, your English is so powerful". But a true Singlish speaker would retaliate: "Wah, your England very powderful ah?"
2016 May 13, Heather Chen, “'Chinese helicopter': Singlish OED entry baffles Singaporeans”, in BBC News - Singaporehumorouspronunciation spellinguncommonusuallyPronunciation spelling of powerful.
Origin
From a mispronunciation of powerful.
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APA
powderful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderful
MLA
“powderful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderful. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powderful,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powderful.
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