FORBIDDING


Meaning of FORBIDDING in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ adjective ]

Date: 1599

1. : such as to make approach or passage difficult or impossible

forbidding walls

2. : disagreeable , repellent

a forbidding task

3. : grim , menacing

a dark forbidding sky

• for·bid·ding·ly -ˈbi-diŋ-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.