forbiddingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The production is forbiddingly spare and unfolds on a minimal monochrome set, from Vicki Mortimer, that eerily evokes a mausoleum.
From New York Times • Nov. 3, 2022
As such, demonstrating a Web3 project in your town might not be enough to fully sway a skeptic, who might just find the process forbiddingly puzzling.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2022
Each buzzes with a light energy that masks the quiet sickness slowly taking hold of the hero until the situation in the final episode, forbiddingly titled "Terminus," makes it impossible to conceal.
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2022
"They have made the accounting seem so forbiddingly complicated and technical that higher level negotiators in the party delegations just leave it to them."
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2022
They mounted, and soon they were riding off into the mist, which seemed to open reluctantly before them and close forbiddingly behind them.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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