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1. (adj.) formidable
causing fear or apprehension:
a formidable opponent.
2. formidable
of discouraging or awesome size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating:
a formidable problem.
3. formidable
arousing feelings of awe or admiration:
formidable intelligence.
4. formidable
strong; forceful; powerful:
formidable opposition.
Etymology: (1400–50; late ME < F < L formīdā(re) to fear)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) formidable
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"
2. (adj) formidable, redoubtable, unnerving
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 grey wall"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) formidable
exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming
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Sense: rather frightening
a formidable appearance.
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 Afrikaans: formidabele |
 Arabic: مُخيف، رَهيب، مُريع |
 Bulgarian: страшен |
 Brazilian: temível |
 Czech: hrozivý, strašný |
 German: furchtbar |
 Danish: frygtindgydende |
 Greek: φοβερός, που προκαλεί φόβ |
 Spanish: temible, imponente |
 Estonian: heidutav |
 Farsi: مهیب |
 Finnish: pelottava |
 French: terrible |
 Hebrew: מַפחִיד |
 Hindi: दुर्जेय |
 Croatian: opasan, koji ulijeva stra |
 Hungarian: félelme(te)s |
 Indonesian: menakutkan |
 Icelandic: ægilegur, óárennilegur |
 Italian: spaventoso |
 Japanese: 恐ろしい |
 Korean: 무서운 |
 Lithuanian: baisingas, siaubingas |
 Latvian: briesmīgs |
 Malay: menakutkan |
 Dutch: ontzagwekkend |
 Norwegian: fryktinngytende, imponere |
 Polish: groźny |
 Persian: مهیب |
 Pashto: سېمناك، وېروونكى، ډاروونك |
 Portuguese: temível |
 Romanian: teribil |
 Russian: устрашающий |
 Slovak: hrôzu naháňajúci |
 Slovenian: strašen |
 Serbian: strašan |
 Swedish: fruktansvärd, respektingi |
 Thai: น่ากลัว |
 Turkish: korkunç, ürkütücü |
 Taiwanese: 可怕的 |
 Ukrainian: грізний |
 Urdu: خوفناک |
 Vietnamese: kinh khủng |
 Chinese: 可怕的 |
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