brawny vs powerful

brawny and powerful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brawny	No	Yes	No	No
powerful	No	Yes	No	Yes

As adjectives, brawny and powerful are synonyms defined as:

brawny and powerful: (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

Other synonyms of brawny include hefty, muscular, sinewy.

brawny (adjective)	powerful (adjective)
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful	having great power or force or potency or effect
	having great influence
	displaying superhuman strength or power
	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
	strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

brawny (adverb)	powerful (adverb)
	(Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree