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adjective (rather frightening: a forbidding appearance.) severo, imponentetr[fə'bɪdɪŋ]forbidding [fər'bɪdɪŋ] adj1) imposing: imponente2) disagreeable: desagradable, ingrato3) grim: severoadj.• acorazado, -a adj.• amenazante adj.• prohibitivo, -a adj.• repugnante adj.fər'bɪdɪŋ, fə'bɪdɪŋ[fǝ'bɪdɪŋ]ADJ [person, manner] severo, intimidante; [place, building, room] imponente, intimidante; [landscape] inhóspito; [task] ingente, arduo* * *[fər'bɪdɪŋ, fə'bɪdɪŋ]
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building of imposing appearance — index edifice Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
imposing — (adj.) that impresses by appearance or manner, 1786, from prp. of IMPOSE (Cf. impose) (v.). Related: Imposingly … Etymology dictionary
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imposing presence — impressive appearance, personal magnetism … English contemporary dictionary
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imposing — /ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ / (say im pohzing) adjective making an impression on the mind, as by great size, stately appearance, etc. –imposingly, adverb –imposingness, noun …
imposing — adj. impressive, formidable, esp. in appearance. Derivatives: imposingly adv. imposingness n … Useful english dictionary
massive — massive, massy, bulky, monumental, substantial are comparable when they mean impressively large or heavy. Massive distinctively stresses solidity and strength of construction and may imply an imposing appearance {its ceilings . . . heavy with… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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