formidably
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7.4
- adverb
- /fɔrˈmɪdəblɪ/
:
formidablemente
- She is silent, formidably cold with hatred.
- formidably intelligent
- formidably armed
Examples
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The lion stood formidably at the entrance to its den, making all who approached feel a sense of fear and respect.
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How formidably benevolent he seems.
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It's not a long book, but it's formidably well written and solid as a rock.
Blog text (27) -
It is so complex that it is formidably beyond belief.
Blog text (21) -
Formidably handsome Bill Mitchell is fit and in his early forties.
Fiction book (1993) -
Klausner is formidably famous as a major Jewish historian of Hebrew and Christian doctrines.
Blog text (13) -
If the domestic opposition would raise the domestic political cost of external balancing to a formidably high level, however, the nation would not continuously sustain such unstable domestic politics.
Academic text (2003) -
The formidably mountainous island of Yaron was a distant sea journey from the continent, and the Illesk must have discovered it in the dim past when they were more of a seafaring people than they are presently.
Fiction book (2002) -
Few read the formidably dense Of Grammatology from cover to cover, but it acquired tremendous cachet; a year later, its cover made an appearance in Godard's Le Gai Savoir.
Blog text (14) -
The storm approached formidably, with dark clouds and strong winds that threatened to cause destruction in its path.
Synonyms
638
1.0
In a very forceful or certain way
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3.5
In a strong way that uses a lot of power
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3.6
In a very strong and forceful way
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5.7
In a way that makes you feel scared
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6.5
In a way that is very frightening or very strong to show how serious something is
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4.9
In a way that makes you feel afraid or very worried
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7.5
In a way that makes people afraid
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6.5
In a grand, impressive way that makes people notice
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7.4
In a very strong way that is hard to resist
In a heavy, forceful way
Antonyms
How Formidable
Surface Forms
Morphology
formidably = formidable (transparent) = formidable + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'formidable', so its meaning is predictable from the base.
Etymology
Formidably comes from the Latin root formid- meaning 'fear'. It is used for something so large, strong, or intense that it makes people afraid or full of respect, so we call it formidably powerful or impressive.