Forbiddingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  forbiddingly
       adv : in an unpleasant or menacing manner; "it was forbiddingly
             dark in the corridor"