potent in WordNet English dictionary

1. having a strong physiological or chemical effect
   "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"
   potent  strong  stiff 
   
2. (of a male) capable of copulation
   potent  virile 
   
3. having great influence
   potent  powerful 
   
4. having or wielding force or authority
   "providing the ground soldier with increasingly potent weapons"
   potent  strong