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Webster 1913 Edition


Redoubtable

Re-doubt′a-ble

(-?-b’l)
,
Adj.
[F.
redoutable
, formerly also spelt
redoubtable
.]
Formidable; dread; terrible to foes;
as, a
redoubtable
hero
; hence, valiant; – often in contempt or burlesque.
[Written also
redoutable
.]

Definition 2024


redoubtable

redoubtable

English

Adjective

redoubtable (comparative more redoubtable, superlative most redoubtable)

  1. Eliciting respect or fear; imposing; awe-inspiring.
    The redoubtable New York Times has been called the "newspaper of record" of the United States.

Translations


French

Adjective

redoubtable m, f (plural redoubtables)

  1. Archaic spelling of redoutable.

Middle French

Adjective

redoubtable m, f (plural redoubtables)

  1. fearsome

Descendants