formidably

  • 71Фальсификация истории в Азербайджане — Фальсификация истории в Азербайджане  оценочное определение, которым, по мнению ряда авторов, следует характеризовать исторические исследования, проводящиеся в Азербайджане при государственной поддержке в течение последних десятилетий. Целью …

    Википедия

  • 72Basque Country — The region comprising three provinces in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay, inhabited by Basques: 2,803 sq mi (7,260 sq km); pop. 2,104,000: also called Basque Provinces * * * I French Pays Basque Cultural region, extreme southwestern France. It… …

    Universalium

  • 73formidable — formidableness, formidability, n. formidably, adv. /fawr mi deuh beuhl/, adj. 1. causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent. 2. of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating: a formidable problem. 3.… …

    Universalium

  • 74hellacious — /he lay sheuhs/, adj. Slang. 1. remarkable; astonishing: They re raising a hellacious amount of money in taxes. 2. formidably difficult: We had a hellacious time getting here in the blizzard. Also, hellaceous. [HELL + acious (extracted from… …

    Universalium

  • 75humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …

    Universalium

  • 76Naples — /nay peuhlz/, n. 1. Italian, Napoli. a seaport in SW Italy. 1,223,342. 2. Bay of, Italian, Golfo di Napoli /gawl faw dee nah paw lee/. a bay in SW Italy: Naples located here. 22 mi. (35 km) long. 3. a town in S Florida. 17,581. * * * Italian… …

    Universalium

  • 77quasi-formidable — adj.; quasi formidably, adv. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 78stopper — stopperless, adj. /stop euhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that stops. 2. a plug, cork, bung, or other piece for closing a bottle, tube, drain, or the like. 3. Informal. something or someone that commands attention, as an unusual window display or a… …

    Universalium

  • 79terrible — terribleness, n. /ter euh beuhl/, adj. 1. distressing; severe: a terrible winter. 2. extremely bad; horrible: terrible coffee; a terrible movie. 3. exciting terror, awe, or great fear; dreadful; awful. 4. formidably great: a terrible… …

    Universalium

  • 80World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… …

    Universalium