If you describe someone as ~, you respect them because they have a very strong character, even though you are slightly afraid of them.
He is a ~ fighter.
= formidable
ADJ: usu ADJ n
If you describe someone as ~, you respect them because they have a very strong character, even though you are slightly afraid of them.
He is a ~ fighter.
= formidable
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012