prohibitive

English

Etymology

prohibit +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• Audio (US):

  (file)

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 singular of prohibitif