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prohibitively

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pro·hib·i·tive  (pr-hb-tv) also pro·hib·i·to·ry (-tôr, -tr)
adj.
1. Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures.
2. So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices.
3. So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.

pro·hibi·tive·ly adv.
pro·hibi·tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.prohibitively - to a prohibitive degree; "it is prohibitively expensive"
Translations
prohibitively [prəˈhɪbɪtɪvlɪ] ADV the car is prohibitively expensiveel precio del coche es prohibitivo, el coche es imposiblemente caro
prohibitively [prəʊˈhɪbɪtɪvli] adv
prohibitively expensive
Meat and butter were prohibitively expensive → Le prix de la viande et du beurre était prohibitif.
prohibitively
adv (= extremely)ungeheuerlich; prohibitively expensiveunerschwinglich (teuer)
prohibitively [prəˈhɪbɪtɪvlɪ] advin modo proibitivo
it's prohibitively expensive → il costo è proibitivo
prohibitively [prəˈhɪbɪtɪvlɪ] advin modo proibitivo
it's prohibitively expensive → il costo è proibitivo


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