Daunting
daunting (adjective) - worrying, a task that makes you afraid or worried that it is to difficult or dangerous to do
a daunting task
find the task rather daunting
they have turned to Y for help in this daunting task
it might seem a daunting task, but X
Y is not the daunting task that it may seem
the power exercised by Y was daunting
Y was daunting in its opulent splendour
looks fairly daunting
some daunting questions to resolve
Y was quite a daunting thought
cite some daunting statistics
prove to be a daunting challenge
large, complex and at times daunting
was less daunting than I expected
Y is much less daunting than most people think
should not prove too daunting
X certainly less daunting for Y than Z
a daunting prospect
Z may seem a daunting prospect, but Y
to discuss X fully, need to understand a daunting range of intricate topics such as Y and Z
Example sentences:
* "The year ahead looks fairly daunting, particularly in light of the strengthening Pound which makes exporting more difficult and conversely makes imports into this country more competitive."
* "Learning office skills and disciplines was less daunting than I had expected."
* "The more daunting something is, the more they want it."
* In support of his position, he can cite some daunting statistics.
* "It must have been a daunting task to motivate such a listless group of people."
* "Sir David himself finds the task rather daunting and suspects he will not accomplish it before Reginald's wedding day."
* "If the necessary preparation has been carried out thoroughly then the actual presentation itself should not prove too daunting."
* "This project is sure to prove to be a daunting challenge."
* We have some daunting questions to resolve.
* This latest release of the software is certainly less daunting for the less technically aware user.
* "The Library is a relatively large, complex and at times daunting organisation."
* Meeting all these requirements is a daunting prospect to those who favour erring on the side of safety.
* It might seem a daunting task, but I think you'll get it done one time.
* "Estimating cash flow forecasts from budgets is not the daunting task that it may seem."
* "To discuss Besant fully, the biographer needs to understand a daunting range of intricate topics such as the radical-secular-socialist jockeyings of the 1880s, or the brands of Indian nationalism in 1900-20."
* "The prospect of real freedom after so many years of oppression is exciting as well as daunting."
* "I didn't find it daunting, but maybe I was over-confident."
* "This is the most enjoyable part of pressed flower craft, but it can also be the most daunting."
* "The task of answering all the thank you letters we received, which I was determined to do, was daunting, to say the least."
* "Thirty hours of maintenance are required, quite a daunting thought."
* "Your first solo exhibition may seem a daunting prospect but it is an event to which every serious artist aspires."
* The power exercised by her and her colleagues was daunting."
* "To either side of them the wonders spread, daunting in their opulent splendour."
* "They have turned to the multinational corporations for help in this daunting task."
* "Given the obstacles we are likely to face this is clearly a daunting task."
* "An adverse ruling from a private body is much less daunting and much less publicised than a heavy award of damages by judge or jury."
