Meanings
present singular third person powerscales · participle present powerscaling · participle past powerscaled · past powerscaled
- slangtransitivelifestyleTo assess (a fictional character) by power scaling.
1 more example
Of course, with so many iconic protagonists, fans often discuss which of the Jojos is the strongest. While it's easy to dismiss Jonathan and Joseph from the competition, it's hard to come to an answer when comparing their successors. Rather than simply "powerscaling" their Stands, however, one may look at '''JoJo's Bizarre Adventures protagonists in different terms.
2024 June 8, Lauren Kells, “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Settled the Strongest Jojo Debate With One Brutal Villain Defeat”, in Screen Rant
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pótis
- Proto-Italic*potis
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁es-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ésti
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰuH-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰúHt
- Proto-Italic*som
- Proto-Italic*possom
- Latinposse
- Vulgar Latinpotēre
- Old Frenchpooir
- Anglo-Normanpoer
- Middle Englishpower
- Englishpower
- Proto-Indo-European*skend-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
- Proto-Italic*skand-slā
- Latinscāla
- Middle Englishscale
- Englishscale
- Englishscaling
- Englishpower scalingbf.
- Englishpowerscale
Back-formation from power scaling.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
powerscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerscale
“powerscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerscale. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powerscale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerscale.
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