REDOUBTABLE


Meaning of REDOUBTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ri-ˈdau̇-tə-bəl ]

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 -blē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.