REDOUBTABLE

formidable, redoubtable, unnerving

(adjective) 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”

redoubtable

(adjective) worthy of respect or honor; “born of a redoubtable family”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

redoubtable (comparative more redoubtable, superlative most redoubtable)

Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

(obsolete) Valiant.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*doubt"a*ble (-*b'l), a. Etym: [F. redoutable, formerly also spelt redoubtable.]

Definition: Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written also redoutable.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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