Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominant.
- adjective Genetics Of, having, or exhibiting prepotency.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In biology, exhibiting or possessed of prepotency.
- Preëminent in power, influence, force, or efficiency; prevailing; predominant.
- Highly endued with potentiality or potential power.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant.
- adjective (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very
powerful ; superior inforce ,influence , orauthority ;predominant . - adjective biology Characterized by
prepotency .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
Examples
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Named after the prepotent Thoroughbred foundation sire Eclipse (1764-1789), the Eclipse Awards are awarded annually and are a joint undertaking of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Daily Racing Form (DRF) and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association (NTWBA).
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Named after the prepotent Thoroughbred foundation sire Eclipse (1764-1789), the Eclipse Awards are awarded annually and are a joint undertaking of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA), the Daily Racing Form (DRF) and the National Turf Writers and Broadcasters Association (NTWBA).
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I "love" how everyone say: "Oh! I hope Puertorricans are smart" "Oh, I hope Puertorricans are intelligent" Who do you prepotent Americans think you are?!?!?!
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And unless I make haste to circumvent this prepotent beast I am lost without recourse; and how well saith the poet,
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I say, "Non ragionam di lor, ma guarda e passa" The meanness of that additional day in your sentence shows how prepotent authorities have become even in America, and public opinion how intolerant.
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So when you start -- and we cannot be so prepotent on having all the answers.
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So when you start -- and we cannot be so prepotent on having all the answers.
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So when you start -- and we cannot be so prepotent on having all the answers.
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At Banana and Boma it is particularly good; at Porto da Lenha it is half water, but the agents dare not complain, for the reason which prevents them offering “spliced grog” to the prepotent negro.
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Even though we always acted with all the necessary firmness, at no time during the negotiating process did we utter an arrogant, prepotent, or boasting word.
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