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forbidding in Irish

forbidding in Irish is doicheallach — forbidding means looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.

forbidding in Irish

doicheallach
adj
Appearing to be threatening, unfriendly or potentially unpleasant.

What does "forbidding" mean?

  1. adj Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
    "Its forbidding brick and concrete exterior looms over a vast, windswept brick plaza in a style architectural critics, not without admiration, call “The New Brutalism.”"
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forbidding in a sentence

  • Its forbidding brick and concrete exterior looms over a vast, windswept brick plaza in a style architectural critics, not without admiration, call “The New Brutalism.”
  • The old mansion had a forbidding, gothic look to it.

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What is "forbidding" in Irish?
"forbidding" in Irish is doicheallach. forbidding means: Looking unfriendly, threatening, or unwelcoming.
How do you use "forbidding" in a sentence?
Example: "The old mansion had a forbidding, gothic look to it." In Irish, "forbidding" is doicheallach.
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