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formidably


Meanings
  • adjective

    adjective: inspiring fear or respect; impressive or imposing

    - "The formidably tall oak tree casts a long shadow."
    - "The formidably powerful dragon hoards gold and jewels."
    - "The formidably intelligent chess grandmaster outwits opponents."

Rhymes
Words rhyming with formidably
cordially , cordially , cordially , cordially , formulation , formulation , formulation , formulation
Homophones
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  1. Formidable (adjective), formidable (noun), formidable (surname), Formidable (brand name)), formidably (adverb)


Variants
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formidabilities , formidability , formidable , formidableness , formidablenesses , formidably
Forms
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formidable (adjective, used to describe someone or something that inspires awe or fear), formidable (adjective, used to describe something that is difficult or challenging to deal with), formidable (adjective, used to describe something that is powerful or impressive), formidable (adjective, used to describe someone who is imposing or intimidating), formidably (adverb, used to describe how something is done with great skill or power), formidably (adverb, used to describe how something is done with great seriousness or importance), formidably (adverb, used to describe how something is done with great care or attention), formidably (adverb, used to describe how something is done with great determination or resolve)


Etymology
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From Old French formidable, from forma, 'form, shape' + -idable, 'making, causing'.


Quotes
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  1. She was known throughout Manchester as a "formidable" woman, and being educated had only piled more formidability on top of what she had been born with.

    - Edward P. Jones,{it}The Known World{/it},2003
  2. Alta is reached by a hairpin road that climbs steadily upward—a ride of thirty minutes or so, depending on road and weather conditions—through some of the most "formidable" mountain scenery in the country.

    - Cynthia Zarin,{it}New Yorker{/it},23 Mar. 1992
  3. The technology was "formidable": using two and a half million rivets, 300 steeplejacks working flat out would run it up in the space of two years …

    - Alistair Horne,{it}Seven Ages of Paris{/it},2002

Culture
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In literature and art, formidably often refers to something or someone that inspires awe or fear. For example, in Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Masque of the Red Death', the formidable castle that Prince Prospero builds to protect himself from the Red Death is a symbol of the prince's hubris and his failure to recognize that death is an inevitable part of life.

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