Meaning of 'formidable'
Meaning of 'formidable' (Webster Dictionary)
Meaning of 'formidable' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- extremely impressive in strength or excellence
- extremely impressive in strength or excellence
Example in sentence:
- a formidable opponent;
- had a formidable array of compositions to his credit;
- the challenge was formidable;
- the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal
Meaning (2):
- inspiring fear
- inspiring fear
Example in sentence:
- a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic;
- something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall;
- the formidable prospect of major surgery
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