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prohibitory

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

That serves to prohibit or forbid

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

tending to discourage (especially of prices)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the price was prohibitive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prohibitive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English prohibit Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English prohibitory From prohibit + -ory.