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forbidding Definition

for·bid·ding (fər bidiŋ, fôr-)

adjective

looking dangerous, threatening, or disagreeable; repellent

forbidding Related Forms
for·bid·dingly adverb
forbidding Synonyms

forbidding

modif.

  1. Having an unfriendly appearance

    unapproachable, hostile, stern, inhospitable; see grim 1, severe 1.

  2. Having an ominous look

    sinister, threatening, frightening, dangerous; see dangerous 1, 2, ominous.

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