Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ person or organization is able to control or influence people and events.
You’re a ~ man–people will listen to you.
...Russia and India, two large, ~ countries.
ADJ
see also all-~
2.
You say that someone’s body is ~ when it is physically strong.
Hans flexed his ~ muscles...
ADJ
~ly
He is described as a strong, ~ly-built man of 60...
ADV: ADV with v
3.
A ~ machine or substance is effective because it is very strong.
...~ computer systems...
Alcohol is also a ~ and fast-acting drug.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
Crack is a much cheaper, smokable form of cocaine which is ~ly addictive.
ADV: ADV adj
4.
A ~ smell is very strong.
There was a ~ smell of stale beer.
= strong
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
The railway station smelt ~ly of cats and drains.
ADV: ADV after v
5.
A ~ voice is loud and can be heard from a long way away.
At that moment Mrs. Jones’s ~ voice interrupted them, announcing a visitor.
= loud
ADJ
6.
You describe a piece of writing, speech, or work of art as ~ when it has a strong effect on people’s feelings or beliefs.
...Bleasdale’s ~ 11-part drama about a corrupt city leader.
ADJ
~ly
It’s a play–painful, funny and ~ly acted.
ADV: ADV -ed, ADV after v