Etymology

formidably

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Today it means: In a formidable manner. Full definition →

Latin formīdō
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromformīdō“to fear, dread”
  2. English todayformidably

From Latin formīdō (“to fear, dread”) + -ably.

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