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PROHIBITORY
prohibitive, prohibitory
(adjective) tending to discourage (especially of prices); “the price was prohibitive”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
prohibitory (comparative more prohibitory, superlative most prohibitory)
That serves to prohibit or forbid
Source: Wiktionary
Pro*hib"it*o*ry, a. Etym: [L. prohibitorius.]
Definition: Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price. Prohibitory index. (R. C. Ch.) See under Index.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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