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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)

  1. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
    Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.
  2. Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
    I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.

Noun

prohibitive (plural prohibitives)

  1. (linguistics) negative imperative

French

Adjective

prohibitive

  1. feminine of prohibitif