formidable

«formidable» in Mova's school dictionary: so strong or fierce that people feel afraid or find it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (more formidable, most formidable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Formidable means so strong or fierce that people feel afraid or find it hard to beat: a formidable enemy. tree →

2) Formidable can also mean very impressive or hard to deal with: a formidable task. tree →

sense in the lessons

used of enemies, monsters and guards in tales, and of a lagoon that seems dangerous instead of friendly

examples

• The giants were formidable neighbours with six arms. tree →
• The guard and his formidable body-guard stood at the gate. tree →
• The mountain looked formidable to the tired walkers. tree →
• Climbing that steep hill is a formidable task. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «formidable» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.