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redoubtable

[ri-dou-tuh-buhl] Example Sentences Origin

re·doubt·a·ble

[ri-dou-tuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
that is to be feared; formidable.
2.
commanding or evoking respect, reverence, or the like.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English redoutable < Middle French, equivalent to redout(er) to fear (re- re- + douter to fear, doubt) + -able -able

re·doubt·a·ble·ness, noun
re·doubt·a·bly, adverb
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redoubtable (rɪˈdaʊtəbəl)
 
adj
1.  to be feared; formidable
2.  worthy of respect
 
[C14: from Old French, from redouter to dread, from re- + douter to be afraid, doubt]
 
re'doubtableness
 
n
 
re'doubtably
 
adv

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redoubtable
late 14c., from O.Fr. redoutable (12c.), from redouter "to dread," from re-, intensive prefix + douter "be afraid of" (see doubt).
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