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US
/ˈfɔɹmədəbəɫ, ˌfɔɹˈmɪdəbəɫ/
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[ UK /fɔːmˈɪdəbəl/ ]
[ UK /fɔːmˈɪdəbəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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extremely impressive in strength or excellence
the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal
had a formidable array of compositions to his credit
a formidable opponent
the challenge was formidable -
inspiring fear
something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic
the formidable prospect of major surgery
How To Use formidable In A Sentence
- The lower mandible, which is powerful, and is indented at its point to receive the hook, has a very sharp edge, which, with that of the upper mandible, constitutes a pair of formidable shears. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
- The best defensive spell available to a Sorceress is manifest in this formidable armor.
- Armed with splinters of steel, two ant-sized men dare the formidable mysteries of a termitary. The Raid on the Termites
- Today, because of that initial donation, we have been able to raise additional funding for the now formidable Salone Microfinance Trust to fund microcredits for over 7,000 Sierra Leonean women and men! Tiffany Persons: The Never-ending Story of One Donation
- Fitch cautioned that the country's sovereign ratings remained constrained by relatively low levels of external liquidity as well as what it described as formidable social and structural challenges. ANC Daily News Briefing
- During both the Vietnam War and the Persian Gulf War, the B - 52's internal stowage of eighty-four 500-pound bombs made it a formidable offensive weapon.
- A formidable presence, not just because of her voice; but because of her lithe, sensual chassis; presented as it was with a faux ditziness. Martha Wainwright, Rufus, Marilyn and Kate.
- Lastly, the hatred and contempt of the past two millennia add a formidable barrier to authentic communication.
- His accomplishments were formidable during the first three decades of his reign.
- Whether clipped into shape or left natural, barberry is a formidable barrier thanks to its dense foliage and profusion of thorns.