Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

semipowerful en · ADJ

Etymology

From semi- + powerful.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Somewhat powerful.
    • Then, in deference to Nevada’s Harry Reid, the semipowerful Senate majority leader, the caucuses were moved to January, creating a sense of excitement and New Hampshire-like entitlement on the part of the local population. 2008 January 19, Gail Collins, “Fear and Voting in Las Vegas”, in New York Times: