Redoutable

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Redoubtable \Re*doubt"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [F. redoutable,
     formerly also spelt redoubtable.]
     Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;
     hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written
     also {redoutable}.]
     [1913 Webster]