forbidding

forbidding Definition

for·bid·ding (fər bid′iŋ, fôr-)

adjective

looking dangerous, threatening, or disagreeable; repellent

forbidding Related Forms

for·bid′·dingly adverb

forbidding Synonyms

modif.

Having an unfriendly appearance
unapproachable, hostile, stern, inhospitable; see grim 1, severe 1.
Having an ominous look
sinister, threatening, frightening, dangerous; see dangerous 1, 2, ominous.

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