forbidding
adjective/fəˈbɪdɪŋ/
/fərˈbɪdɪŋ/
- seeming unfriendly and frightening
- a forbidding appearance/look/manner
- The house looked dark and forbidding.
- His face took on a forbidding, sombre look.
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