redoubtable

[ ri-dou-tuh-buhl ]

/ rɪˈdaʊ tə bəl /

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adjective

that is to be feared; formidable.

commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like.

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Origin of redoubtable

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English redoutable, from Middle French, equivalent to redout(er) “to fear” (re- re- + douter “to fear, doubt” ) + -able “be capable of”; see doubt, -able

OTHER WORDS FROM redoubtable

re·doubt·a·ble·ness, nounre·doubt·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby redoubtable

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How to use redoubtable in a sentence

Even the intelligence operations of the redoubtable New York City Police Department are under fire.
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In the 1990s, progressive politicians led by the redoubtable Al Gore, viewed the “digital divide” as a dire national crisis.
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And what about his replacement, the redoubtable Rosa Otunbayeva, a former foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S.?
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Laurence de Cinq-Cygne struggled valiantly against a cunning and redoubtable police-agency, the soul of which was Corentin.
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Each sect has endeavored to make its God a monarch the most redoubtable, the greatest, the most despotic, and the most selfish.
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The clergy, arrived at this elevation of power and grandeur, became redoubtable even to monarchs.
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Not one of them, however, was able to throw a spear upwards, so I scored over even the most redoubtable chiefs.
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His wife soon joined him, taking with her the redoubtable rag-baby, which had afforded us so much food for gossip and conjecture.
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British Dictionary definitions for redoubtable

redoubtable

/ (rɪˈdaʊtəbəl) /

adjective

to be feared; formidable

worthy of respect

Derived forms of redoubtable

redoubtableness, nounredoubtably, adverb

Word Origin for redoubtable

C14: from Old French, from redouter to dread, from re- + douter to be afraid, doubt

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