formidable
adjective
causing fear, apprehension, or dread.
formidably
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a word derived from
formidable.
Example Sentences
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Somewhere under the prosthetics is Helen Mirren, formidably shouldering Meir’s suppressed anguish over the war’s death toll.
From New York Times ● Aug. 24, 2023
Australia's batting line-up is formidably world-class, as Sutherland's century from number eight proved, but England dealt the world champions a similar fate.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2023
In the three years he delved into Egyptian art, Freer may not have untangled the country’s formidably lengthy, richly multicultural history.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 23, 2023
After intermission came an early Debussy rarity, “Fantaisie,” which is essentially a piano concerto, with Jean-Yves Thibaudet as soloist, as he had formidably been in the Messiaen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 13, 2023
While she marveled at this, she was also a little anxious, for their horns looked formidably sharp, and even at this distance she could see intelligence and curiosity in their gaze.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
