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formidable
adjective
Inspiring fear
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fɔːɹˈmɪdəbəl
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adjective
Inspiring fear
“The formidable prospect of major surgery”
adjective
Extremely impressive in strength or excellence
“A formidable opponent”
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The formidable prospect of major surgery
{'source': 'G.H.Johnston', 'text': 'a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic'}
Something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall
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
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