formidable
[ fawr-mi-duh-buhl ]
/ ˈfɔr mɪ də bəl /
adjective
causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem.
arousing feelings of awe or admiration because of grandeur, strength, etc.
of great strength; forceful; powerful: formidable opposition to the proposal.
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TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUTOrigin of formidable
1400–50; late Middle English < French < Latin formīdābilis causing fear, equivalent to formīd- (stem of formīdāre to fear) + -ābilis -able
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formative formidableWords nearby formidable
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formidable
/ (ˈfɔːmɪdəbəl) /
adjective
arousing or likely to inspire fear or dread
extremely difficult to defeat, overcome, manage, etca formidable problem
tending to inspire awe or admiration because of great size, strength, excellence, etc
Derived forms of formidable
formidability or formidableness, nounformidably, adverbWord Origin for formidable
C15: from Latin formīdābilis, from formīdāre to dread, from formīdō fear
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