FORBIDDING


Meaning of FORBIDDING in English

— forbiddingly , adv. — forbiddingness , n.

/feuhr bid"ing, fawr-/ , adj.

1. grim; unfriendly; hostile; sinister: his forbidding countenance.

2. dangerous; threatening: forbidding clouds; forbidding cliffs.

[ 1710-15; FORBID + -ING 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .