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forbidding

forbidding /fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/ adjective
forbidding
/fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of FORBIDDING
[more forbidding; most forbidding]
: not friendly or appealing : having a frightening or threatening appearance

— forbiddingly

adverb