† ˌformidoˈlose, a. Obs.—0
[ad. L. formīdolōs-us: see next and -ose.]
(See quot.) Hence formidoˈlosity.
| 1727 Bailey vol. II, Formidolose, fearful; also to be feared, dreadful. [Hence in mod. Dicts.] Ibid., Formidolosity, fearfulness, very great dread. |