Word of the Day- Formidable

• Formidable
  
  
  • Inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable
    • a formidable opponent
       
      
      
      

      1

      : causing fear, dread, or apprehension formidable prospect>

      2

      : having qualities that discourage approach or attack

      3

      : tending to inspire awe or wonder : impressive

      — for·mi·da·bil·i·ty\ˌfȯr-mə-də-ˈbi-lə-tē; fȯr-ˌmi-, fər-ˌ\ noun

      — for·mi·da·ble·ness\ˈfȯr-mə-də-bəl-nəs; fȯr-ˈmi-, fər-ˈ\ noun

      — for·mi·da·bly\-blē\ adverb

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      Examples of FORMIDABLE

      1. The mountains were a formidable barrier.
      2. He has mastered a formidable amount of material.
      3. 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, The Known World, 2003