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[ adjective ] threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
Examples "a baleful look" "forbidding thunderclouds" "his tone became menacing" "ominous rumblings of discontent" "sinister storm clouds" "a sinister smile" "his threatening behavior" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
Examples "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 Related terms |
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[ noun ] an official prohibition or edict against something
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