Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.
1. Etym: [Properly p. p. of unhouse.] Driven from a house; deprived of shelter. 2. Etym: [Pref. un- + housed.] Not provided with a house or shelter; houseless; homeless.