redoubtable

English

Etymology

French redoutable (spelled redoubtable in early modern French).

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.

French

Adjective

redoubtable (masculine and feminine, plural redoubtables)

1. Archaic spelling of redoutable.

Middle French

Adjective

redoubtable m and f (plural redoubtables)

1. fearsome

Descendants

• French: redoutable