Forbidding
Forbidding adjective - Harsh and threatening in manner or appearance.
Usage example: told us in a forbidding voice to stop calling him by that name
Humorless and forbidding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Humorless" instead an adjective "Forbidding".
Humorless
Humorless adjective - Not joking or playful in mood or manner.
Forbidding and humorless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Forbidding" instead an adjective "Humorless".
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