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formidably

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Formidably erudite, Mr. Silvers reigned over the semiweekly publication from a desk surrounded by teetering piles of books and manuscripts.

From Washington Post • Mar. 21, 2017

Formidably acute and full of zest for life, she found no event too humble for her observation: haymaking, a ramble in the woods, the delight of fresh Breton butter.

From Time Magazine Archive

Formidably shy, he never married, remaining deeply attached to a burdensome mother until her death at 91, when he was 55.

From Time Magazine Archive

Formidably foolish, almost awesome, appeared the prospect of a Copland-Sessions concert next week, with music by Virgil Thomson, text by Gertrude Stein.

From Time Magazine Archive