| Pronunciation: | | prow'hibi`towree
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" |
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PROHIBITORY is a 11 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | preventative, preventive, prohibitive |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.]
Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying
prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory
price.
{Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}.
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