informidableadj.

Brit.

/ɪnˈfɔːmᵻdəbl/,

/ˌɪnfəˈmɪdəbl/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈfɔrmədəb(ə)l/,

/ˌɪnfərˈmɪdəb(ə)l/,

/ˌɪnfɔrˈmɪdəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, formidable adj.

Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + formidable adj. Compare post-classical Latin informidabilis (6th cent.). Compare later unformidable adj.

Not formidable; not to be dreaded. Chiefly with a negative. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] > not frightening

informidable1596

undreadful1611

fearless1612

terrorless1813

untremendous1820

unfrightful1837

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. R4 ^v She saith her prose is as resolute as Beuis sword, calls mee rampant beast informidable-hide, with I wot not what other Getulian slabberies.

1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 157 Yet does it so mitigate, and render Majesty informidable, that subjects love the Princes.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 486 Of limb Heroic built, though of terrestrial mould, Foe not informidable .

1832 H. Harkness Descr. Singular Aboriginal Race vii. 158 They were fine large animals,..and in this infuriated state proved no informidable adversaries.

1852 A. Rankin Jesuits' Estates in Canada xiv. 125 The Church of Rome, in Canada, is no informidable antagonistic force.

1913 Times 26 July 9/3 After overcoming the not informidable resistance of the Burmese at various points, [the steamer flotilla] occupied Mandalay.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	informidable
释义	informidableadj. Brit. /ɪnˈfɔːmᵻdəbl/, /ˌɪnfəˈmɪdəbl/, U.S. /ᵻnˈfɔrmədəb(ə)l/, /ˌɪnfərˈmɪdəb(ə)l/, /ˌɪnfɔrˈmɪdəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: in- prefix⁴, formidable adj. Etymology: < in- prefix⁴ + formidable adj. Compare post-classical Latin informidabilis (6th cent.). Compare later unformidable adj. Not formidable; not to be dreaded. Chiefly with a negative. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > [adjective] > not frightening informidable1596 undreadful1611 fearless1612 terrorless1813 untremendous1820 unfrightful1837 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. R4 ^v She saith her prose is as resolute as Beuis sword, calls mee rampant beast informidable-hide, with I wot not what other Getulian slabberies. 1663 E. Waterhouse Fortescutus Illustratus 157 Yet does it so mitigate, and render Majesty informidable, that subjects love the Princes. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 486 Of limb Heroic built, though of terrestrial mould, Foe not informidable . View more context for this quotation 1832 H. Harkness Descr. Singular Aboriginal Race vii. 158 They were fine large animals,..and in this infuriated state proved no informidable adversaries. 1852 A. Rankin Jesuits' Estates in Canada xiv. 125 The Church of Rome, in Canada, is no informidable antagonistic force. 1913 Times 26 July 9/3 After overcoming the not informidable resistance of the Burmese at various points, [the steamer flotilla] occupied Mandalay. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1596
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