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n. - Impressive difficulty.

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Usage examples (35)
  • Adjective : a formidable opponent. ,a formidable problem. ,formidable opposition to the proposal
  • In a context like modern Iraq or the ancient Near East, where disputes are often settled without recourse to police or law, "formidability" is a social asset.
  • The three monsters of increasingly greater formidability -- Seven-Heads,
  • As much as he despised them, Karim had no illusions about their formidability.
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