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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  • adjective Worthy of respect or honor.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • That is to bo dreaded; formidable; terrible: as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant: often used in irony or burlesque.
  • Worthy of reverence.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; ; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective worthy of respect or honor
  • adjective inspiring fear

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English redoubtabel, from Old French redoutable, from redouter, to dread : re-, re- + douter, to doubt, fear; see doubt.]

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French redoutable (spelled redoubtable in early modern French).

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Examples

  • General Byng's attack covered the whole length of what had become known as the redoubtable and supposedly impregnable "Hindenburg line," so called because it had been established by that greatest of all German military geniuses, Field Marshal von Hindenburg.

    The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders Or, the Fighting Canadians of Vimy Ridge

  • Lucien watched this Dauriat, who addressed Finot with the familiar tu, which even Finot did not permit himself to use in reply; who called the redoubtable Blondet “my boy,” and extended a hand royally to Nathan with a friendly nod.

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris 2007

  • League and Covenant led him a prodigiously dull life and made him very weary with long sermons and grim Sundays, the Parliament called the redoubtable Oliver home to knock the Scottish men on the head for setting up that Prince.

    A Child's History of England 2007

  • The eldest actually flinched when Simon called the redoubtable Mrs. Frederick by her first name.

    Generous Death Nancy Pickard 1987

  • The eldest actually flinched when Simon called the redoubtable Mrs. Frederick by her first name.

    Generous Death Nancy Pickard 1987

  • But, Charles having got over to Scotland where the men of the Solemn League and Covenant led him a prodigiously dull life and made him very weary with long sermons and grim Sundays, the Parliament called the redoubtable Oliver home to knock the Scottish men on the head for setting up that Prince.

    A child`s history of England 1852

  • League and Covenant led him a prodigiously dull life and made him very weary with long sermons and grim Sundays, the Parliament called the redoubtable Oliver home to knock the Scottish men on the head for setting up that Prince.

    A Child's History of England Charles Dickens 1841

  • Lucien watched this Dauriat, who addressed Finot with the familiar tu, which even Finot did not permit himself to use in reply; who called the redoubtable Blondet "my boy," and extended a hand royally to

    A Distinguished Provincial at Paris Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Lucien watched this Dauriat, who addressed Finot with the familiar tu, which even Finot did not permit himself to use in reply; who called the redoubtable Blondet "my boy," and extended a hand royally to

    Lost Illusions Honor�� de Balzac 1824

  • Thompson also says his friend, the "redoubtable" Chris Sparks of Sparking Design, has launched the "Team Cul de Sac" fundraising site for Parkinson's research.

    TEAM CUL DE SAC: Richard Thompson launches cartoon campaign to fight Parkinson's Michael Cavna 2011

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