Forbidding - Definition
forbidding
adj 1: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance;
"a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a
grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly
the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie
[syn: dour, forbidding, grim]
2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a
baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became
menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm
clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior";
"ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly" [syn:
baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory,
ominous, sinister, threatening]
n 1: an official prohibition or edict against something [syn:
ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding]