Formidably Meaning
/fˈɔrmədəbli/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
advIn a formidable manner.
Sentence Examples
On the 19th, we were ordered to assault formidably entrenched German trenches.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The smaller wrestler fought ____ against his larger opponent, amazing the crowd.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountain range rose ____ above the plain, its peaks covered in everlasting snow and ice.
Word Origin & History
From Latin formīdō (“to fear, dread”) + -ably.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The black-muzzled, tawny dog, a glimpse of which was seen in the chapter which first introduced its mistress to the reader, here gave tongue in the hall, amidst whose hollow space the deep bark resounded formidably."
— 1849, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “Mr. Donne’s Exodus”, in Shirley. A Tale. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder and Co., […], →OCLC, page 99:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The smaller wrestler fought ____ against his larger opponent, amazing the crowd.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The mountain range rose ____ above the plain, its peaks covered in everlasting snow and ice.