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forbiddingly

forbiddingly adverb: in a forbidding manner.

Adverb

forbiddingly (comparative more forbiddingly, superlative most forbiddingly)

  1. in a forbidding manner

Forms of forbiddingly

comparativemore forbiddingly
superlativemost forbiddingly

Origin of forbiddingly

From forbidding + -ly.

Questions about forbiddingly

What does forbiddingly mean?
Forbiddingly means in a forbidding manner.
What part of speech is forbiddingly?
Forbiddingly is an adverb.

Words near forbiddingly in the dictionary

  1. forbidder
  2. forbidders
  3. forbiddest
  4. forbiddeth
  5. forbidding
  6. forbiddingly
  7. forbiddingness
  8. forbiddings
  9. forbids
  10. forbite
  11. forbivorous

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