forbiddingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Steven C. Kemp’s sets contrasted the forbiddingly gray and angular environment of Atlas with the riotously colored, luminescent trees and rocks of the world outside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Don’t let the forbiddingly bureaucratic title fool you.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2025
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
The neighborly market I used to cruise for produce now looks forbiddingly like a Manhattan yuppie emporium.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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