prepollent

Etymology

From Latin praepollēns, present participle of praepollēre (“to surpass in power”).

prepollent means Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

Why this word is great

PREPOLLENT — [Adjective] Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant. From the Latin praepollēns, present participle of praepollēre, from prae- ("before, in front of, surpassing") and pollēre ("to be strong, powerful"). Unlike "prevalent," which suggests a passive commonness, or "potent," which denotes a contained, inherent strength, "prepollent" describes an active, comparative dominance that overmasters. It is the heavy, resinous scent of pine that overcomes the forest floor; it is the commanding ideology that silences an age; it is the single, unwavering note that subsumes a chord into its resonance—a quiet testament that to prevail is to command the very terms of existence.

adj

Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.“But the prepollent Gravity of some, being sufficient to give comparative Lightness or Gravity to Bodies, we must deny Nature this Prerogative.”

noun

An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial side of the pollex.