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redoubtable (encz) | redoubtable,obávaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
redoubtable (encz) | redoubtable,strašný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Redoubtable (gcide) | Redoubtable \Re*doubt"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [F. redoutable,
formerly also spelt redoubtable.]
Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;
hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written
also redoutable.]
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redoubtable (wn) | redoubtable
adj 1: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major
surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than
the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston;
"something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
[syn: formidable, redoubtable, unnerving]
2: worthy of respect or honor; "born of a redoubtable family" |
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Redoubtable (gcide) | Redoubtable \Re*doubt"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [F. redoutable,
formerly also spelt redoubtable.]
Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;
hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written
also redoutable.]
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