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Redoubtable

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.

adj. Worthy of respect or honor.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; ; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

That is to bo dreaded; formidable; terrible: as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant: often used in irony or burlesque.

Worthy of reverence.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. worthy of respect or honor

adj. inspiring fear

Word Usage

"Lucien watched this Dauriat, who addressed Finot with the familiar tu, which even Finot did not permit himself to use in reply; who called the redoubtable Blondet “my boy,” and extended a hand royally to Nathan with a friendly nod."

Equivalent

reputable alarming

Variant

redoutable

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

formidable dread

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

doughty valiant illustrious stalwart erstwhile