prohibitive

[ proh-hib-i-tiv ]
/ proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv /

adjective

serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.

Origin of prohibitive

From the Medieval Latin word prohibitīvus, dating back to 1595–1605. See prohibit, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM prohibitive

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH prohibitive

prohibitive prohibitory

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British Dictionary definitions for prohibitive

prohibitive

less commonly prohibitory (prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ, -trɪ)

/ (prəˈhɪbɪtɪv) /

adjective

prohibiting or tending to prohibit
(esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase

Derived forms of prohibitive

prohibitively, adverb prohibitiveness, noun