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Adjective
/ˈfôrmədəbəl/,/fôrˈmidəbəl/,/fərˈmid-/,
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Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable,
  1. Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
    • - a formidable opponent
  1. extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"
  2. inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
  3. (formidability) impressive difficulty
  4. Formidable is the soundtrack to the show performed at the Moulin Rouge in Paris, France by American singer La Toya Jackson. Only 3,000 copies were created and it has become one of the most sought-after albums by La Toya's fans.
  5. The Formidable was an Amiral Baudin-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the Marine nationale (French Navy).
  6. Oui Oui were a French pop group formed in 1983. Guitarist-singer Étienne Charry and drummer Michel Gondry met at secondary school in Sèvres in 1978. ...
  7. causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; difficult to defeat or overcome
  8. (fôr m -d -b l, fôr-m d -) adj. 1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: "Though a true hero, he was also a thoroughgoing bureaucrat and politician, a formidable combination" Mario Puzo.3. ...
  9. formidable; que impone; terrible