prohibitive (redirected from prohibitiveness)

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.

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pro·hibi·tive·ly adv.

pro·hibi·tive·ness n.

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prohibitive

Adjective

1. (esp. of prices) too high to be affordable

2. prohibiting or tending to prohibit: a prohibitive distance

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

prohibitive - tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" prohibitory preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder

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prohibitive

adjective 1. exorbitant, excessive, steep (informal) high-priced, preposterous, sky-high, extortionate, beyond your means

adjective 2. prohibiting, forbidding, restraining, restrictive, repressive, suppressive, proscriptive

Translations

prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj [price etc] → prohibitivo

prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj [price etc] → prohibitif/ive

prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] prohibit adj [cost etc] → untragbar

prohibitive [prəˈhɪbɪtɪv] adj [price etc] → proibitivo/a