high-powered adj 1: vigorously energetic or forceful; "a high-octane sales manager"; "a high-octane marketing plan"; "high-powered executives"; "a high-voltage theatrical entrepreneur" [syn: {high-octane}, {high-power}, {high-voltage}, {high-energy}] 2: (used of microscopes) capable of a high degree of magnification; "a high-powered microscope"