Associations to the word «Prohibitive»

Wiktionary

PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.
PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
PROHIBITIVE, noun. (linguistics) negative imperative
PROHIBITIVE MOOD, noun. (grammar) The negative imperative mood.

Dictionary definition

PROHIBITIVE, adjective. Tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive".

Wise words

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