redoubtable

adjective re·doubt·able \ri-ˈdau̇-tə-bəl\

: causing or deserving great fear or respect : very powerful, impressive, etc.

Full Definition of REDOUBTABLE

: causing fear or alarm : formidable

: illustrious, eminent; broadly : worthy of respect

— re·doubt·ably \-blē\ adverb

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Middle English redoutable, from Anglo-French, from reduter to dread, from re- + duter to doubt

First Known Use: 15th century

Synonyms: alarming, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, fearful, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying

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