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Prohibitively

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ad. In a prohibitive manner.

ad. To a prohibitive extent.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

In a prohibitive manner; with prohibition; so as to prohibit: as, prices were prohibitively high.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

ad. to a prohibitive degree

Word Usage

"But even when I was a struggling Waldenbooks employee making $18,000 a year in prohibitively-expensive Connecticut, every six months or so I set aside a goodly amount on my credit cards to luxuriate."

Verb Form

prohibited prohibiting prohibitively prohibits

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

command require

Cross Reference

prohibited degrees hinder prevent debar interdict

Hyponym

criminalise illegalize ban illegalise exclude

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

interdict hinder debar prevent preclude

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

inhibit

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

judge nonhazardous supervisors' pin-based restrict