Associations to the word «Prohibitive»
Noun
Adjective
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
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.