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prohibitive

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pro⋅hib⋅i⋅tive

  [proh-hib-i-tiv]
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–adjective
1. serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something.
2. sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices.
Origin:
1595–1605; < ML prohibitīvus. See prohibit, -ive

Related forms:
pro⋅hib⋅i⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
pro⋅hib⋅i⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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pro·hib·i·tive   (prō-hĭb'ĭ-tĭv)   
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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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