(of drugs,etc.) having a strong effect;having great power
strongly persuasive;convincing
"providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
"a potent toxin"
"potent liquor"
"a potent cup of tea"
"a stiff drink"
The most potent weapon..of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.
出自: S. Biko
Sloth and sex are less potent temptations for a writer in her sixties.
出自: B. Pym