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prohibitory

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pro⋅hib⋅i⋅to⋅ry

  [proh-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
prohibitive.
Origin:
1585–95; < L prohibitōrius restraining. See prohibit, -tory 1

Related forms:
pro⋅hib⋅i⋅to⋅ri⋅ly, adverb
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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.
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