prohibitively

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US /proʊˈhɪbətɪvli/
adv Freq #129489

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    to a prohibitive degree

    it is prohibitively expensive

  2. 2
    adv

    To a prohibitive extent.

    a prohibitively expensive gift

  3. 3
    adv

    In a prohibitive manner.

Etymology

From prohibitive + -ly.

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