All 7 Uses of
formidable
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- "It is nothing very formidable," he said,
Chpt 1 *formidable = intimidating or impressive
- We both thought the best resource was flight, when pursued by so formidable an antagonist; so you will find the nest empty when you call to-morrow.†
Chpt 1
- The swing of his nature took him from extreme languor to devouring energy; and, as I knew well, he was never so truly formidable as when, for days on end, he had been lounging in his armchair amid his improvisations and his black-letter editions.†
Chpt 2
- I had the hint from Holmes that this smooth-faced pawnbroker's assistant was a formidable man—a man who might play a deep game.†
Chpt 2
- This also was opened, and led down a flight of winding stone steps, which terminated at another formidable gate.†
Chpt 2
- A formidable array of bottles and test-tubes, with the pungent cleanly smell of hydrochloric acid, told me that he had spent his day in the chemical work which was so dear to him.†
Chpt 3
- As to what it was he feared, we can only deduce that by considering the formidable letters which were received by himself and his successors.†
Chpt 5
Definition:
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(formidable) intimidating or impressive -- arousing fear or admiration due to impressiveness or challenge