forbiddingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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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
On set, Kaufman helped steer Buckley and Plemons through a series of forbiddingly long scenes involving twisting, often cerebral and philosophical dialogue, with single takes sometimes stretching on for 25 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2020
Maybe none of this sounds forbiddingly austere, but if it does, consider the many points of intersection that “A Man Escaped” has with “Escape From Alcatraz,” one of the top-grossing movies of 1979.
From New York Times • May 14, 2020
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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