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Prohibitive

//pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective

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
Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.
3
Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.
"I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now."
4
Being the presumptive or likely winner of a contest. US
"“I think there’s no question about that. I think he’s the prohibitive favorite if he gets in,” Dennis Lennox, a Michigan-based Republican political consultant, told Politico."

Adjective

1
tending to discourage (especially of prices) wordnet

Noun

1
A negative imperative.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohibit-, past-participle stem of Latin prohibēre. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ive.

Etymology 2

From Middle English prohibitif, prohibityve, from Medieval Latin prohibitīvus, from prohibit-, past-participle stem of Latin prohibēre. By surface analysis, prohibit + -ive.

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