disp. adj. 1 inspiring fear or dread. 2 inspiring respect or awe. 3 likely to be hard to overcome, resist, or deal with. formidableness n. formidably adv.
[ F formidable or L formidabilis f. formidare fear ]
FORMIDABLE
Meaning of FORMIDABLE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012