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# formidable

adjective (more formidable, most formidable)

«formidable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Formidable means so strong or fierce that people feel afraid or find it hard to beat: a formidable enemy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#m1)
2. Formidable can also mean very impressive or hard to deal with: a formidable task. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#m2)

### In the lessons

used of enemies, monsters and guards in tales, and of a lagoon that seems dangerous instead of friendly

### Examples

- The giants were formidable neighbours with six arms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#x1)
- The guard and his formidable body-guard stood at the gate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#x2)
- The mountain looked formidable to the tired walkers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#x3)
- Climbing that steep hill is a formidable task. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «formidable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/formidable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«formidable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/formidable.html) on Mova free.