HyperDic: prohibitive

English > 1 sense of the word prohibitive:
ADJECTIVEallprohibitive, prohibitorytending to discourage (especially of prices)
prohibitive > pronunciation
Soundsprowhhih'bahtihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > prohibitive: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningtending to discourage (especially of prices).
Example"the price was prohibitive"
Synonymprohibitory
Broaderpreventive, preventativetending to prevent or hinder
Spanishprohibitivo, prohibitorio
Catalanprohibitiu, prohibitori
Adverbsprohibitivelyto a prohibitive degree

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