| ADJECTIVE | all | prohibitive, prohibitory | tending to discourage (especially of prices) |
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| Sounds | prowhhih'bahtihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | tending to discourage (especially of prices). | |
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| 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 |
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