Both Uses
formidable
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- From any angle, it was formidable.
p. 145.9formidable = impressive or intimidating
- Why they objected to Miss Maudie's yard was a mystery, heightened in my mind because for someone who spent all the daylight hours outdoors, Miss Maudie's command of Scripture was formidable.
p. 181.7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(formidable) intimidating or impressive -- arousing fear or admiration due to impressiveness or challenge
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)