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Definition
intimidating or impressive — arousing fear or admiration due to impressiveness or challenge
- Galtsin, a friend of Vronsky's and one of his more formidable rivals, was moving round a bay horse that would not let him mount.Part Two (65% in)
- He did not like him, and regarded him now as his most formidable rival.Part Two (66% in)
There are no more uses of "formidable" in Anna Karenina.
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