high-powered

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high-powered - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  high-power \high-power\ high-powered \high-powered\adj.
     1. vigorously energetic or forceful. high-powered executives
  
     Syn: high-octane, high-voltage.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. capable of a high degree of magnification; -- used of
        optical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes. a
        high-powered microscope
        [WordNet 1.5]

high-powered - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  high-powered
      adj 1: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales
             manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered
             executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur"
             [syn: high-octane, high-powered, high-power, high-  voltage
             , high-energy]
      2: (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of
         magnification; "a high-powered microscope"