formidably

for·mi·da·ble

 (fôr′mĭ-də-bəl, fôr-mĭd′ə-)

adj.

1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm: the formidable prospect of major surgery.

2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder: "A woman of formidable intelligence and tenacity, [she] prides herself on being independent-minded" (Nan Levinson).

3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat: a formidable challenge; a formidable opponent.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin formīdābilis, from formīdāre, to fear, from formīdō, fear.]

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for′mi·da·bil′i·ty, for′mi·da·ble·ness n.

for′mi·da·bly adv.

Usage Note: Traditionally formidable has been pronounced with stress on the first syllable, but recently the pronunciation with stress on the second syllable, which is a common variant in British English, has seen increasing use in American English. However, the traditional pronunciation is still preferred by a large majority of the Usage Panel. In our 2008 survey, 73 percent favored the pronunciation with stress on the first syllable, and 27 percent favored the other pronunciation. Both pronunciations are acceptable, however.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

formidably - in a formidable manner; "the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed"

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Translations

بصورة مُريعَه أو رَهيبَه

hrozivěnesmírně

formidabeltfrygtindgydende

beachtlichfurchtbar

formidablement

félelmetesen

feikilega

formidabilmente

formidabelt

ürkütücü şekilde

可怕地

formidably

[ˈfɔːmɪdəblɪ] ADV → tremendamente, enormemente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

formidably

[ˈfɔː^rmɪdəbli ˈfɔː^rmɪdəbli] adv → terriblementform of words n (= formulation) → formulation f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

formidably

adv

(= dauntingly) → enorm, außerordentlich; formidably equipped → außerordentlich gut ausgerüstet

(= prodigiously, excellently) → hervorragend; formidably gifted or talented → außerordentlich begabt or talentiert; formidably efficient → überaus or außerordentlich effizient

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

formidably

[ˈfɔːmɪdəblɪ] adv → tremendamente
a formidably difficult task → un compito tremendamente difficile

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

formidable

(ˈfoːmidəbl) , (fəːˈmidəbl) adjective

1. rather frightening. a formidable appearance. formidabele مُخيف، رَهيب، مُريع страшен temível hrozivý, strašný furchtbar frygtindgydende φοβερός, που προκαλεί φόβο temible, imponente heidutav مهیب pelottava terribleמפחיד दुर्जेय opasan, koji ulijeva strah félelme(te)s menakutkan ægilegur, óárennilegur spaventoso 恐ろしい 무서운 baisingas, siaubingas briesmīgs menakutkan ontzagwekkendfryktinngytende, imponerende, formidabelgroźny سېمناك، وېروونكى، ډاروونكى temível teribil устрашающий hrôzu naháňajúci strašen strašan fruktansvärd, respektingivande น่ากลัว korkunç, ürkütücü 可怕的 грізний خوفناک kinh khủng 可怕的

2. very difficult to overcome. formidable difficulties. ontsaglike هائِن صَعْب труден за преодоляване temível nesmírný, obrovský beachtlich formidabel αξεπέραστοςenorme kohutav دشوار lannistava redoutableאדיר कठिन nepremostiv, velik nagyarányú sulit diatasi mjög erfiður temibile 手ごわい 극복하기 어려운 sunkiai įveikiamas grūts; grūti pārvarams sukar diatasi schrikbarendnesten uoverkommelig, enorm, formidabelogromny, ciężki وېروونكى temível redutabil труднопреодолимый neľahký, hrozný neznanski težak väldig, nästan oöverstiglig ซึ่งยากที่จะจัดการ çözümü güç, baş edilmez 難以克服的 непереборний دشوار ghê gớm 难以克服的

ˈformidably adverb

formidabele بصورة مُريعَه أو رَهيبَه страшно temivelmente hrozivě; nesmírně furchtbar, beachtlich frygtindgydende; formidabelt φοβερά temiblemente, tremendamente kohutavalt بطور هولناک یا سخت pelottavan formidablement בְּצוּרָה מַפחִידָה दुर्जेयतापूर्वक opasno, mocno félelmetesen kuat feikilega terribilmente 恐ろしく 무섭게 baisingai briesmīgi sifat takut ontzagwekkend, schrikbarendformidabelt groźnie په هولناكه توګه temivelmente formidabil de труднопреодолимо hrozivo neznansko strašno fruktansvärt, väldigt อย่างน่ากลัว ürkütücü şekilde 可怕地 грізно خوفناکی سے dữ dội; kinh khủng 可怕地

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