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4 dictionary results for: Prohibitory
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
pro·hib·i·to·ry       [proh-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
prohibitive.

[Origin: 1585–95; < L prohibitōrius restraining. See prohibit, -tory1]

pro·hib·i·to·ri·ly, adverb
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pro·hib·i·tive       (prō-hĭb'ĭ-tĭv)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures.
  2. So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices.
  3. So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.

pro·hib'i·tive·ly adv., pro·hib'i·tive·ness n.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
prohibitory

adjective
tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" [syn: prohibitive

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Prohibitory

Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.] Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price.

Prohibitory index. (R. C. Ch.) See under Index.

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