REDOUBTABLE


Meaning of REDOUBTABLE in English

adj.

Pronunciation: ri- ' dau ̇ -t ə -b ə l

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English redoutable, from Anglo-French, from reduter to dread, from re- + duter to doubt

Date: 15th century

1 : causing fear or alarm : FORMIDABLE

2 : ILLUSTRIOUS , EMINENT broadly : worthy of respect

– re · doubt · ably \ -bl ē \ adverb

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.