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Webster 1913 Edition
Prohibitive
Pro-hib′it-ive
,Adj.
[Cf. F.
prohibitif
.] That prohibits; prohibitory;
as, a tax whose effect is
. prohibitive
Webster 1828 Edition
Prohibitive
PROHIB'ITIVE
Definition 2024
prohibitive
prohibitive
English
Adjective
prohibitive (comparative more prohibitive, superlative most prohibitive)
- Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
- Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
- Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
- I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.
Noun
prohibitive (plural prohibitives)