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formidably, adv.|ˈfɔːmɪdəblɪ| [f. as prec. + -ly2.] In a formidable manner.
1685Dryden Thren. August. 512 The British cannon formidably roars. 1715–20Pope Iliad xi. 54 His fourfold helm..With nodding horse-hair formidably graced. 1855Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. 237 She was so formidably manned that all attempts to board her failed. 1858Froude Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 254 England lay formidably open to attack. |