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adjective having strength or power greater than average or expected
adjective not faint or feeble
adjective having or wielding force or authority
originFrom Middle English strongere, strengere (“stronger”), from Old English strongra, strengra (“stronger”), from Proto-Germanic *strangizô (“*stronger”), comparative of Proto-Germanic *strangaz (“strong”), equivalent to strong + -er. More at strong.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0