0 in a way that is unfriendly or likely to be unpleasant or harmful:
The temperature drops forbiddingly in some of the surrounding areas in winter.
She remembered her home as forbiddingly formal.
The restaurant was new and forbiddingly smart.
I n the context of the present investigation, this approach was considered forbiddingly time-consuming and was not pursued.
So why then should the demand for expensive ceremonies in this shrunken market be so pronounced - so much as to sustain initiation fees at forbiddingly high levels ?
Because of the courts' archaic procedures and present organisation, they remain forbiddingly inaccessible to many potential plaintiffs.
