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Definition of forbiddingly adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

forbiddingly

adverb

/fəˈbɪdɪŋli/

/fərˈbɪdɪŋli/

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in a way that seems unfriendly and frightening
- a forbiddingly elegant restaurant
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