Both Uses of
formidable
in
Harry Potter (#5) and the Order of the Phoenix
- The noble sport', as Uncle Vernon called it, had made Dudley even more formidable than he had seemed to Harry in their primary school days when he had served as Dudley's first punchball.†
Chpt 1 *
- The curtains had been drawn back from the two beds at the end of the ward and two visitors were walking back down the aisle between the beds: a formidable-looking old witch wearing a long green dress, a moth-eaten fox fur and a pointed hat decorated with what was unmistakeably a stuffed vulture and, trailing behind her looking thoroughly depressed — Neville.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(formidable) intimidating or impressive -- arousing fear or admiration due to impressiveness or challenge