HyperDic: prohibitive

English > 1 sense of the word *prohibitive*:
ADJECTIVE	all	prohibitive, prohibitory	tending to discourage (especially of prices)

prohibitive > pronunciation
Sounds	prowhhih'bahtihv
Rhymes	abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...

English > *prohibitive*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	tending to discourage (especially of prices).
Example	"the price was prohibitive"
Synonym	prohibitory
Broader	preventive, preventative	tending to prevent or hinder
Spanish	prohibitivo, prohibitorio
Catalan	prohibitiu, prohibitori
Adverbs	prohibitively	to a prohibitive degree