prohibitive

CEFRC1

/pɹəˈhɪbɪtɪv/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    So expensive or restrictive that it prevents an action.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Costly to the extreme; beyond budget.

Examples

  • If you are not careful, you will incur prohibitive expenses.

  • I'd like to visit Europe someday, but the cost is prohibitive right now.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Requiring an unreasonable or impractical effort.

  2. Tending to prohibit, preclude, or disallow.

  3. Being the presumptive or likely winner of a contest.

More examples

In context

  • Some countries are more prohibitive than others when it comes to hot topics like euthanasia and cloning.

  • The cost was prohibitive.

  • [B]ut the math says Joe is our prohibitive nominee, we need to bring the party together[.]

Synonyms

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Origin

adjective

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