forbiddingly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Many found homes that would require forbiddingly costly repairs to make them livable again.
From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2024
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
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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