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Formidable

Formidable Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Formidable? [adj] inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall" [adj] extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Formidable: alarming \| impressive \| redoubtable \| unnerving Related Terms \| Find terms related to Formidable: abstruse \| alarming \| appalling \| arduous \| astonishing \| astounding \| awe-inspiring \| awesome \| awful \| brutal \| burdensome \| challenging \| complex \| conspicuous \| critical \| daunting \| delicate \| demanding \| difficile \| difficult \| dire \| direful \| dread \| dreaded \| dreadful \| earnest \| effortful \| egregious \| exacting \| exceptional \| extraordinary \| fabulous \| fantastic \| fatal \| fateful \| fell \| freaky \| frightening \| frightful \| ghastly \| ghoulish \| grave \| grim \| grisly \| gruesome \| hairy \| hard \| hard-earned \| hard-fought \| heavy \| Herculean \| hideous \| horrendous \| horrible \| horrid \| horrific \| horrifying \| imposing \| impressive \| incredible \| indomitable \| intimidating \| intricate \| jawbreaking \| knotted \| knotty \| labored \| laborious \| macabre \| marked \| marvelous \| mean \| menacing \| mighty \| mind-blowing \| mind-boggling \| morbid \| no picnic \| not easy \| notable \| noteworthy \| noticeable \| of mark \| onerous \| operose \| outstanding \| overwhelming \| petrifying \| portentous \| powerful \| prodigious \| redoubtable \| remarkable \| rigorous \| rough \| rude \| rugged \| schrecklich \| serious \| set with thorns \| severe \| shocking \| signal \| sober \| solemn \| spiny \| staggering \| steep \| strenuous \| striking \| superior \| terrible \| terrific \| terrifying \| thorny \| ticklish \| toilsome \| tough \| tremendous \| tricky \| unbelievable \| uncommon \| uphill \| weighty \| wicked \| wonderful See Also \| Formidable In Webster's Dictionary \For"midable\, a. [L. formidabilis, fr. formidare to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable.] Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. They seemed to fear the formodable sight. --Dryden. I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when you see so many pages behind. --Drydn. Syn: Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking; horrible; terrific; tremendous.

Formidable Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Formidable?

[adj] inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high gray wall"
[adj] extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Formidable: alarming | impressive | redoubtable | unnerving

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Formidable In Webster's Dictionary

\For"mi*da*ble\, a. [L. formidabilis, fr. formidare
to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable.]
Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to
excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or
undertaking; alarming.

      They seemed to fear the formodable sight. --Dryden.

      I swell my preface into a volume, and make it
      formidable, when you see so many pages behind. --Drydn.

Syn: Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking;
     horrible; terrific; tremendous.

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