- prohibitively
- adverb see prohibitive
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prohibitively
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prohibitively — UK US /prəˈhɪbɪtɪvli/ adverb ► more than most people are able to pay: »Property in the area tends to be prohibitively expensive. prohibitively high/costly/large »The cost of retrofitting existing aircraft would be prohibitively high … Financial and business terms
prohibitively — adv. Prohibitively is used with these adjectives: ↑costly, ↑expensive … Collocations dictionary
prohibitively — prohibitive ► ADJECTIVE 1) serving to forbid, restrict, or prevent. 2) (of a price or charge) excessively high. DERIVATIVES prohibitively adverb … English terms dictionary
prohibitively — adverb to a prohibitive degree it is prohibitively expensive • Derived from adjective: ↑prohibitive … Useful english dictionary
prohibitively — See prohibitive. * * * … Universalium
prohibitively — adverb a) In a prohibitive manner. b) To a prohibitive extent … Wiktionary
prohibitively — adv. preventively, preclusively, in a manner that avertsprəʊ hɪbÉ™tɪvlɪ /prÉ™ hɪbɪt … English contemporary dictionary
prohibitively — pro·hib·i·tive·ly … English syllables
prohibitively — See: prohibitive … English dictionary
prohibitive — prohibitively, adv. prohibitiveness, n. /proh hib i tiv/, adj. 1. serving or tending to prohibit or forbid something. 2. sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices. [1595 1605; < ML prohibitivus. See PROHIBIT,… … Universalium
