redoubted
Americanadjective
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dreaded; formidable.
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respected; renowned.
Etymology
Origin of redoubted
1375–1425; late Middle English, past participle of redouten to fear, dread. See redoubtable, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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XI By this, to valiant Gelfrat his boatman's death was known; Swift-wing'd are evil tidings; the news as soon had flown To the redoubted Elsy; sore griev'd thereat were both.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
He with Alençon now is with the king, On weighty news from Compeigne, which he brings: The governor beseeches instant aid, And who but the redoubted maid must lead it?
From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Sargant, Jane Alice
On arrival at Jim’s tent, however, that redoubted warrior was not there.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
We were fairly enclosed in the country, drawing near the capital, and felt that every step was bringing us nearer the redoubted presence of the Vladika.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 by Various
Thence back the knights departed, each fearing to be sped By that redoubted couple; good cause had they for dread.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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