forbiddingly Meaning of "forbiddingly"

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Definition(s):

  • (adv) in an unpleasant or menacing manner

Usage(s):

  1. Nature's plumbing is so delicate and complex that the surgical feat of putting a transplanted kidney into its normal place in the human body would have been forbiddingly difficult.
  2. Suddenly, Gullfoss the Golden Falls lies before us, forbiddingly beautiful.
  3. Cracking the energy sector, with its powerful incumbent companies and forbiddingly high capital costs, requires a more patient investor.
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languish
/ˈlæŋɡ wɪʃ /