potent vs powerful

potent and powerful both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, potent and powerful are synonyms defined as:

potent (adjective)	powerful (adjective)
having a strong physiological or chemical effect	having great power or force or potency or effect
(of a male) capable of copulation	having great influence
having great influence	displaying superhuman strength or power
having or wielding force or authority	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
	strong enough to knock down or overwhelm

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