redoubted
Americanadjective
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dreaded; formidable.
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respected; renowned.
Etymology
Origin of redoubted
1375–1425; late Middle English, past participle of redouten to fear, dread. See redoubtable, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Tradition said that there was a secret cavern in the cliff, but the entrance was known to very few even among the natives themselves, and only to their most redoubted magicians.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
Because, my most redoubted lord," replied the young knight, "he judges differently, and is differently situated from his father.
From Agincourt The Works of G. P. R. James, Volume XX by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
He with Alençon now is with the king, On weighty news from Compeigne, which he brings: The governor beseeches instant aid, And who but the redoubted maid must lead it?
From Joan of Arc A Play in Five Acts by Sargant, Jane Alice
"Rise—rise!" commanded Brunhild, addressing the two girls, who, at the sight of the redoubted Queen, had fallen on their knees at the threshold of the door near the merchant.
From The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter by Sue, Eugène
IX When this was seen by th' others, they took at once to flight; That same redoubted gleeman all curs'd with all their might.
From The Nibelungenlied Revised Edition by Unknown
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