Emily Dickinson Lexicon

strong (-er, -est), adj. [OE 'severe, strict'.]

1. Physically powerful; able to exert great force; [subjective complement for linking verb.]
2. Firm; steady; hardy; healthy.
3. Secure; able to endure
4. Loud; powerful; forceful; resonating; [fig.] sure; certain; committed; confident; full of faith.
5. Perfumed; potent-smelling; heavy with floral scent.
6. Fit; persistent; most prevailing.
7. Powerful; omnipotent.
8. Intense; potent; concentrated.
9. Constant; everlasting.
10. Strenuous; heavy; ponderous; exhausting; enervating; [fig.] bitter; dark with sorrow and sin.
11. United; bonded; closely associated.