Rita Levi-Montalcini

It is imperfection - not perfection - that is the end result of the program written into that formidably complex engine that is the human brain, and of the influences exerted upon us by the environment and whoever takes care of us during the long years of our physical, psychological and intellectual development.

Italian Scientist

Linda Colley

Hillary Clinton is tough, clever, and formidably well briefed, and has been politically ambitious all her adult life.

British Historian

John C. Maxwell

The experience of pain or loss can be a formidably motivating force.

American Clergyman

Terry Goodkind

Knowledge is a weapon. I intend to be formidably armed.

American Writer

Use 'formidably' to express awe or respect for the extreme level of someone's ability or quality.

Conveys Awe

Suggests that something is difficult to overcome due to its impressive strength or skill.

Implies Challenge

'Formidably' intensifies the characteristic it describes, indicating it is exceptional or extreme.

Intensity Emphasis

 and every other form of weaponry. His formidably equipped army won batter after battle, and within 15 years, his tiny kingdom had succeeded in conquering all its larger, richer, more powerful neighbors,

Pirates, nurses and...

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