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Word Meanings - FORMIDABLE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. They seemed to fear the formodable sight. Dryden. I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when
Additional info about word: FORMIDABLE
Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. They seemed to fear the formodable sight. Dryden. I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when you see so many pages behind. Drydn. Syn. -- Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking; horrible; terrific; tremendous.
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- FRIGHTFUL
1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. See how the frightful herds run from the wood. W. Browne. 2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm; impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or tempest; a frightful appearance. Syn. - FEARFULNESS
The state of being fearful. - SHOCKDOG
See 1 - DREADFUL
1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. "With dreadful heart." Chaucer. 2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom." Milton. For all things are less dreadful than they seem. Wordsworth. 3. - SHOCK-HEADED
Having a thick and bushy head of hair. - FRIGHTFULNESS
The quality of being frightful. - DREADFULNESS
The quality of being dreadful. - SHOCK
A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods. (more info) quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok, and also G. hocke a heap 1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye, or the like, set - FRIGHTFULLY
In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree. - FEARFULLY
In a fearful manner. - FEARFUL
1. Full of fera, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. Bp. Warburton. 2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. What man is there that is fearful - TERRIFICALLY
In a terrific manner. - TERRIBLE
1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable. Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. Prior. Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible. Deut. vii. 21. - HORRIBLENESS
The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness; hideousness. The horribleness of the mischief. Sir P. Sidney. - FORMIDABLE
Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming. They seemed to fear the formodable sight. Dryden. I swell my preface into a volume, and make it formidable, when - TERRIFIC
Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight. - AWFUL
1. Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene. "The hour of Nature's awful throes." Hemans. 2. Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear; profoundly - SHOCKING
Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially, causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive or disgusting. The grossest and most shocking villainies. Secker. -- Shock"ing*ly, adv. -- Shock"ing*ness, n. - AWFULLY
1. In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently. 2. Very; excessively. - FORMIDABLENESS
The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread. Boyle. - AFFRIGHTFUL
Terrifying; frightful. -- Af*fright"ful*ly, adv. Bugbears or affrightful apparitions. Cudworth. - INFORMIDABLE
Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. "Foe not informidable." Milton. - UNLAWFUL
Not lawful; contrary to law. -- Un*law"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*law"ful*ness, n. Unlawful assembly. See under Assembly. - ABHORRIBLE
Detestable.