'Forbidding' definitions:
Definition of 'forbidding'
(from WordNet)
adjective
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]
adjective
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]
noun
Definition of 'Forbidding'
From: GCIDE
- Forbid \For*bid"\ (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"), v. t. [imp. Forbade (f[o^]r*b[a^]d"); p. p. Forbidden (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d'n) (Forbid, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. Forbidding (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe['o]dan; pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G. verbieten, Icel. fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw. f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See Bid, v. t.]
- 1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to interdict. [1913 Webster]
- More than I have said . . . The leisure and enforcement of the time Forbids to dwell upon. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to command not to enter. [1913 Webster]
- Have I not forbid her my house? --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of the army. [1913 Webster]
- A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- He shall live a man forbid. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.
- Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold; restrain; prevent. See Prohibit. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Forbidding'
From: GCIDE
- Forbidding \For*bid"ding\, a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
- Syn: Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- {For*bid"ding*ly}, adv. -- {For*bid"ding*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'forbidding'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abhorrent,
- abominable,
- aloof,
- awful,
- backward,
- bad,
- base,
- bashful,
- beastly,
- below contempt,
- beneath contempt,
- blank,
- chilled,
- chilly,
- cold,
- constrained,
- contemptible,
- cool,
- crude,
- dangerous,
- despicable,
- detached,
- deterrent,
- deterring,
- detestable,
- discouraging,
- discreet,
- disgusting,
- distant,
- dreadful,
- exclusive,
- execrable,
- expressionless,
- fetid,
- forestalling,
- foul,
- frightful,
- frigid,
- frosty,
- fulsome,
- ghastly,
- grisly,
- gross,
- gruesome,
- guarded,
- harsh,
- hateful,
- heinous,
- hideous,
- horrible,
- horrid,
- hostile,
- icy,
- ignoble,
- impassive,
- impersonal,
- inaccessible,
- inhibitive,
- inhibitory,
- interdictive,
- interdictory,
- introverted,
- loathsome,
- malodorous,
- menacing,
- mephitic,
- miasmal,
- miasmic,
- modest,
- nasty,
- nauseating,
- noisome,
- noxious,
- objectionable,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- odious,
- offensive,
- offish,
- Olympian,
- ominous,
- preclusive,
- preventative,
- preventive,
- prohibiting,
- prohibitive,
- prohibitory,
- prophylactic,
- proscriptive,
- rebarbative,
- remote,
- removed,
- repellent,
- repelling,
- repressed,
- repressive,
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- reserved,
- restrained,
- reticent,
- retiring,
- revolting,
- shrinking,
- sickening,
- standoff,
- standoffish,
- stern,
- stinking,
- subdued,
- suppressed,
- suppressive,
- terrible,
- threatening,
- ugly,
- unaffable,
- unapproachable,
- uncongenial,
- undemonstrative,
- unexpansive,
- unfriendly,
- ungenial,
- unpleasant,
- vile,
- withdrawn