forbiddenly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /fɚˈbɪdnli/ UK /fəˈbɪdnli/ See IPA manual

adv

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adv
in a forbidden or prohibited manner

They met forbiddenly in the garden after the gates were locked.

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1 adv · in a forbidden or... prohibitedlyillicitly

Opposites

permittedlylicitly

Word family

Related forms forbid forbidden forbiddance

Etymology

From forbidden, the past participle of forbid (Old English forbeodan 'to prohibit'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The base joins the prefix for- ('against') with beodan ('to bid, command').

forbeodan Old English -līċe Old English

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# forbiddenly

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** fɚˈbɪdnli
**IPA (UK):** fəˈbɪdnli

## Meanings
1. in a forbidden or prohibited manner

## Examples
- They met forbiddenly in the garden after the gates were locked.

## Synonyms
- prohibitedly
- illicitly

## Antonyms
- permittedly
- licitly

## Related Forms
- forbid
- forbidden
- forbiddance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forbeodan
- Root: -līċe

## Etymology
From forbidden, the past participle of forbid (Old English forbeodan 'to prohibit'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The base joins the prefix for- ('against') with beodan ('to bid, command').

## AI Etymology
Forbiddenly comes from forbidden, the past participle of forbid (Old English forbeodan 'to prohibit'), plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The base joins the prefix for- ('against') with beodan ('to bid, command'). The participial history matters: an older verbal form is preserved as an English adjective or derivative, so the modern word keeps the result of an action as its lexical shape. In present use, it is used as an adverb meaning "in a forbidden or prohibited manner", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. The wider English family includes related forms such as forbid, forbidden, and forbiddance, showing how the same historical material continues to organize neighboring vocabulary. The named historical forms include Old English forbeodan and Old English -līċe, keeping the history tied to concrete forms rather than a loose resemblance.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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