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un-prohibitive
pro·hib·i·tive
/
proʊˈhɪb
ɪ
tɪv
/
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[
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;
<
Medieval Latin
prohibitīvus.
See
prohibit
,
-ive
Related forms
pro·hib·i·tive·ly,
adverb
pro·hib·i·tive·ness,
noun
non·pro·hib·i·tive,
adjective
non·pro·hib·i·tive·ly,
adverb
un·pro·hib·i·tive,
adjective
un·pro·hib·i·tive·ly,
adverb
Can be confused:
prohibitive,
prohibitory
.
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World English Dictionary
prohibitive
or
prohibitory
(prəˈhɪbɪtɪv, prəˈhɪbɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
—
adj
1.
prohibiting or tending to prohibit
2.
(esp of prices) tending or designed to discourage sale or purchase
prohibitory
or
prohibitory
—
adj
pro'hibitively
or
prohibitory
—
adv
pro'hibitiveness
or
prohibitory
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
prohibitive
c.1600, "having the quality of prohibiting," from
prohibit
+
-ive
. Of prices, rates, etc., "so high as to prevent use," it is from 1886.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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