Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Adjective: formidable  for-mi-du-bul or for'mi-du-bul or fu(r)'mi-du-bul
  1. Inspiring fear
    "the formidable prospect of major surgery";
    - redoubtable, unnerving, doubtable [archaic]
     
  2. Extremely impressive in strength or excellence
    "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"; "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"

See also: alarming, impressive

Encyclopedia: Formidable