1570s, "that forbids;" 1712 as "uninviting," present-participle adjective from forbid. Related: Forbiddingly; forbiddingness.
a forbidding scowl
forbidding thunderclouds
forbade
forbear
forbearance
Forbes
forbid
forbidding
forbore
force
force majeure
forced
force-feed
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