Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a formidable manner.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a formidable manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
formidable manner
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a formidable manner
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Examples
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Futterman, a retired ABC television executive, has become a passionate advocate for Frances and her sisters, whom she calls formidably independent women in the Pasadena tradition.
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These communications campaigns are by definition formidably difficult as the "audiences" may not have computers or TVs.
Forbes.com: News 2011
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These communications campaigns are by definition formidably difficult as the "audiences" may not have computers or TVs.
Forbes.com: News Richard Levick 2011
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She is known as a formidably intelligent judge with a prodigious memory who meticulously prepares for oral arguments and is not shy about grilling the lawyers who appear before her to ensure that she fully understands their arguments.
The Moderate Voice 2009
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It isn't a secret to anyone who knows ballet that ballerinas are formidably strong, but you don't always see it exhibited as clearly as when one uses her strength to support another.
Larissa Archer: Lines Ballet's Resin Breaks Down Ballet's Conventions Larissa Archer 2011
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It isn't a secret to anyone who knows ballet that ballerinas are formidably strong, but you don't always see it exhibited as clearly as when one uses her strength to support another.
Larissa Archer: Lines Ballet's Resin Breaks Down Ballet's Conventions Larissa Archer 2011
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As speeds increase, in a formidably leisurely way, the car starts to wilt.
The Fiat 500C Can't Fail Dan Neil 2011
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It was formidably expensive because rationing was still on, but then she had always lived beyond her means.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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It isn't a secret to anyone who knows ballet that ballerinas are formidably strong, but you don't always see it exhibited as clearly as when one uses her strength to support another.
Larissa Archer: Lines Ballet's Resin Breaks Down Ballet's Conventions Larissa Archer 2011
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It isn't a secret to anyone who knows ballet that ballerinas are formidably strong, but you don't always see it exhibited as clearly as when one uses her strength to support another.
Larissa Archer: Lines Ballet's Resin Breaks Down Ballet's Conventions Larissa Archer 2011
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