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[ adjective ] extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Examples "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" Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)`` We '' were Bill_Garrett of the National_Geographic Illustrations_Staff , whose three cameras and eight lenses made him look as formidable as any fighting man we met ; Boun_My , our interpreter ; and myself . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] inspiring fear
Synonyms Examples "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" Related terms |
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