prohibitive
adjective
- prohibiting or tending to prohibit something
- such as to prevent purchase, use, etc.: prohibitive prices
See prohibitive in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(prō-hĭbˈĭ-tĭv) also pro·hib·i·to·ry (-tôrˌē, -tōrˌē)
adjective- Prohibiting; forbidding: took prohibitive measures.
- So high or burdensome as to discourage purchase or use: prohibitive prices.
- So likely to win as to discourage competition: the prohibitive favorite to win the nomination.
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