redoubtable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French redoutable (spelled redoubtable in early modern French).
Adjective
redoubtable (comparative more redoubtable, superlative most redoubtable)
- Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
- The redoubtable New York Times has been called the "newspaper of record" of the United States.
- (obsolete) Valiant.
Derived terms
Translations
awe-inspiring
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French
Middle French
Descendants
- French: redoutable
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