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formidable(dictionary)

formidable (oh)



[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: formidabilis, from formido 'fear']
very powerful or impressive, and often frightening
::The building is grey, formidable, not at all picturesque.
::The new range of computers have formidable processing power.
difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skill
formidable task/challenge
::the formidable task of local government reorganization
-- formidably adv