pro|hib´i|tive|ness

pro|hib´i|tive|ness
pro|hib|i|tive «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective.
enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »

Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive.

pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb.
pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun.

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  • pro|hib´i|tive|ly — pro|hib|i|tive «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective. enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive. –pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb. –pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • pro|hib|i|tive — «proh HIHB uh tihv», adjective. enough to prohibit or prevent something; prohibiting; preventing: »Gold would make excellent roofs, if the price were not prohibitive. –pro|hib´i|tive|ly, adverb. –pro|hib´i|tive|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • tive — ab·duc·tive; ab·duc·tive·ly; ab·er·ra·tive; ab·re·ac·tive; ab·sorp·tive; ab·strac·tive; ac·cel·er·a·tive; ac·com·mo·da·tive; ac·cre·tive; ac·cul·tur·a·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·quis·i·tive; ac·quis·i·tive·ness; adapt·a·tive; ad·duc·tive;… …   English syllables

  • hib — ad·hib·it; car·dio·in·hib·i·to·ry; ca·wa·hib; co·hib·it; ex·hib·it·able; ex·hib·i·tant; ex·hib·i·tive; ex·hib·i·tor; ex·hib·i·to·ry; hib·ber·tia; in·hib·it; in·hib·it·able; in·hib·i·tive; in·hib·i·tor; in·hib·i·to·ry; pro·hib·it; pro·hib·it·er;… …   English syllables

  • prohibitiveness — pro·hib·i·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • prohibitive — pro•hib•i•tive [[t]proʊˈhɪb ɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) serving to prohibit or forbid something 2) sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something: prohibitive prices[/ex] • Etymology: 1595–1605; < ML pro•hib′i•tive•ly, adv.… …   From formal English to slang

  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

  • ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; …   English syllables

  • tor — ab·ac·tor; ab·bre·vi·a·tor; ab·di·ca·tor; abet·tor; ab·ne·ga·tor; abom·i·na·tor; ab·sol·vi·tor; ab·strac·tor; ac·cel·er·a·tor; ac·cen·tor; ac·cen·tu·a·tor; ac·cep·tor; ac·com·mo·da·tor; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; acet·y·la·tor; ac·ti·va·tor; ac·tor;… …   English syllables

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