C2 causing you to have fear or respect for something or someone because that thing or person is large, powerful, or difficult:
a formidable intellect
Mais exemplos
- She was once a political nonentity, but has since won a formidable reputation as a determined campaigner.
- She is a formidable figure who commands a great deal of respect .
- My tennis is really improving - I've got a formidable two-handed backhand.
- He worked in the property business for a number of years, acquiring a reputation as a formidable wheeler-dealer.
- In Tyson he had come up against a formidable opponent.
Thesaurus: sinônimos e palavras relacionadas
formidably
adverb uk
/fɔːˈmɪd.ə.bli/ us
/fɔːrˈmɪd.ə.bli/
