forbidding

adj 1: harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a

dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a

grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly

the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"-

J.M.Barrie [syn: {dour}, {grim}]

2: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a

baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone

became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent";

"sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his

threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation

became ugly" [syn: {baleful}, {menacing}, {minacious}, {minatory},

{ominous}, {sinister}, {threatening}, {ugly}]

n : an official prohibition [syn: {ban}, {banning}, {forbiddance}]