Sekirov Dictionary

redoubtable

UK /ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/US /ɹəˈdaʊtəb(ə)l/

adjective 2
noun 2
forms 3

adjective2

•
(humorous) Eliciting respect; awe-inspiring, imposing.
- The redoubtable New York Times has been called the “newspaper of record” of the United States.
•
Eliciting dread or fear; appalling, formidable.
- [I]t pleased the grekes at that tyme to se yͤ body of Hector so trayned by Achilles⸝ bycause he was wont to be so redoubtab[l]e to them⸝ […] — 1530

noun[in the plural]2

A person who elicits dread or fear; a formidable person.
(humorous) A person who elicits respect.

forms

redoubtables · more redoubtable · most redoubtable

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