Both Uses
formidable
in
A Horseman in the Sky
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- Magnified by its lift against the sky and by the soldier's testifying sense of the formidableness of a near enemy, the group appeared of heroic, almost colossal, size.†
*formidableness = intimidation or impressiveness
- Is it, then, so terrible to kill an enemy in war—an enemy who has surprised a secret vital to the safety of one's self and comrades—an enemy more formidable for his knowledge than all his army for its numbers?†
formidable = intimidating or impressive
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)