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[ ri-dou-tuh-buhl ] / rɪˈdaʊ tə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR redoubtable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivethat is to be feared; formidable. commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like. Origin of redoubtable1325–75; Middle English redoutable<Middle French, equivalent to redout(er) to fear (re-re- + douter to fear, doubt) + -able-able OTHER WORDS FROM redoubtablere·doubt·a·ble·ness, nounre·doubt·a·bly, adverbWords nearby redoubtableRedondo Beach, red osier, red-osier dogwood, redouble, redoubt, redoubtable, redoubted, redound, redout, redowa, redox Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for redoubtableEven the intelligence operations of the redoubtable New York City Police Department are under fire. The Second Oldest Profession is Here to Stay|Christopher Dickey|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST In the 1990s, progressive politicians led by the redoubtable Al Gore, viewed the “digital divide” as a dire national crisis. Government Should Not Spend Big Bucks to Close Internet ‘Time-Wasting Divide’|Michael Medved|June 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST And what about his replacement, the redoubtable Rosa Otunbayeva, a former foreign minister and ambassador to the U.S.? The Afghanistan-Kyrgyzstan Connection|Thomas Goltz|June 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST I was surprised to see such a redoubtable bear-slayer so modest and kindly. Hunting with the Bow and Arrow|Saxton Pope
The one redoubtable enemy to the Hohenzollern dynasty was Russia. German Problems and Personalities|Charles Sarolea Then my guard and I walked up between the rows, and I stood in the presence of the redoubtable Christophe himself. Latitude 19 degree|Mrs. Schuyler Crowninshield Mayn't I have my little joke about your badness—your redoubtable badness of reputation? The Fighting Chance|Robert W. Chambers But a tradesman with sword on thigh and very prompt of stroke was not only redoubtable, he had become respectable also. The Oxford Book of American Essays|Various
British Dictionary definitions for redoubtable
adjectiveto be feared; formidable worthy of respect Derived forms of redoubtableredoubtableness, nounredoubtably, adverbWord Origin for redoubtableC14: from Old French, from redouter to dread, from re- + douter to be afraid, doubt Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to redoubtableawesome, brave, courageous, fearful, formidable, frightening, illustrious, imminent, terrible, valiant, fearsome |