Formidable vs Malleable - What's the difference?
formidable | malleable |
causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment
difficult to defeat or overcome
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=John Percy
, title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report
, work=the Telegraph
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
(metaphorical ) Flexible, liable to change.
(cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
As adjectives the difference between formidable and malleable
is that formidable is causing fear, dread, awe or admiration as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive quality; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment while malleable is malleable (able to be hammered into thin sheets).formidable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, page= , passage=Holloway has unfinished business in the Premier League after relegation last year and he will make a swift return if he can overcome West Ham a week on Saturday. Sam Allardyce, the West Ham manager, will be acutely aware that when the stakes are high, Blackpool are simply formidable .}}
malleable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- My opinion on the subject is malleable .
