1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Forbid.

2. (a.) Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.

Olympian abhorrent abominable aloof awful backward bad base bashful beastly below contempt beneath contempt blank chilled chilly cold constrained contemptible cool crude dangerous despicable detached deterrent deterring detestable discouraging discreet disgusting distant dreadful exclusive execrable expressionless fetid forestalling foul frightful frigid frosty fulsome ghastly grisly gross gruesome guarded harsh hateful heinous hideous horrible horrid hostile icy ignoble impassive impersonal inaccessible inhibitive inhibitory interdictive interdictory introverted loathsome malodorous menacing mephitic miasmal miasmic modest nasty nauseating noisome noxious objectionable obnoxious obscene odious offensive offish ominous preclusive preventative preventive prohibiting prohibitive prohibitory prophylactic proscriptive rebarbative remote removed repellent repelling repressed repressive repugnant repulsive reserved restrained reticent retiring revolting shrinking sickening standoff standoffish stern stinking subdued suppressed suppressive terrible threatening ugly unaffable unapproachable uncongenial undemonstrative unexpansive unfriendly ungenial unpleasant vile withdrawn