modified
Having an unfriendly appearance
unapproachable, hostile, stern, inhospitable; see grim 1, severe 1.
Having an ominous look
sinister, threatening, frightening, dangerous; see dangerous 1, 2, ominous.
See forbidding in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
So disagreeable as to discourage approach:
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