the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Powerful; mighty; strong; vigorous; forcible: as, a puissant prince or empire.
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adj. powerful
Word Usage
""the purple patches," and unattracted, perhaps demagnetized, by a personality once fascinating and always "puissant," to appreciate the actual worth and magnitude of the poem."