Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having an extremely low probability of occurrence. Used of quantum phenomena.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Prohibited; interdicted.
- A large variety of the common orange.
- Figuratively, unlawful pleasure of any kind; specifically, illicit love.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Prohibited; interdicted.
- adjective (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (
Citrus decumana ). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective not
allowed . - verb Past participle of
forbid
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective excluded from use or mention
Etymologies
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Examples
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Crazed wizards worshiping ancient things that existed millennia ago; hideous secrets scrawled in forbidden tomes of flesh; contacting evil servitors who will do the sorcerer's bidding ...
An Interview with Venger Satanis : The Lovecraft News Network 2010
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Crazed wizards worshiping ancient things that existed millennia ago; hideous secrets scrawled in forbidden tomes of flesh; contacting evil servitors who will do the sorcerer's bidding ...
Archive 2010-02-01 2010
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Still in our fine new world where everything not forbidden is compulsory, rules is rules and must be obeyed. here's my story.
Sharing a bottle of wine with the park rangers is strictly forbidden 2010
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He is that familar bugaboo of Jack's, a clubman and a society man, "the sort that grace social functions and utter inanities with a charm and unction which are indescribable; the sort that talk big, and cry over a toothache; the sort that put more hell into a woman's life by marrying her than can the most graceless libertine that ever browsed in forbidden pastures."
“There be things greater than our wisdom, beyond our justice.” 2008
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American individualism is, in short, forbidden fruit, dangerously tempting.
Tom Doctoroff: How China Feels About America: Dangerous Love Tom Doctoroff 2010
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American individualism is, in short, forbidden fruit, dangerously tempting.
Tom Doctoroff: How China Feels About America: Dangerous Love 2010
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American individualism is, in short, forbidden fruit, dangerously tempting.
Tom Doctoroff: How China Feels About America: Dangerous Love 2010
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To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic.
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They were also to be instructed "not to speak at forbidden times or in forbidden places, nor elsewhere without permission."
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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Hence the life of Leugart of Gotteszell says, "[S] he never spoke in forbidden places or at forbidden times."
Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008
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