powerful vs strong

powerful and strong both are adjectives.

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

powerful (adjective)	strong (adjective)
having great power or force or potency or effect	having strength or power greater than average or expected
having great influence	having a strong physiological or chemical effect
displaying superhuman strength or power	being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content
(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful	strong and sure
strong enough to knock down or overwhelm	freshly made or left
	not faint or feeble
	immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
	of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection
	having or wielding force or authority
	of good quality and condition; solidly built

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