prohibitively C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /proʊˈhɪbətɪvli/ See IPA manual Freq #129489 Meanings 1 adv To a degree that makes something impossible to afford or do. Tickets for the final were prohibitively expensive. Appears in Phrases (1) See all prohibitively expensive costing so much that buying or doing it becomes impractical Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From prohibitive + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # prohibitively **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /proʊˈhɪbətɪvli/ **Frequency rank:** 129489 ## Meanings 1. To a degree that makes something impossible to afford or do. ## Examples - Tickets for the final were prohibitively expensive. ## Etymology From prohibitive + -ly. ## AI Etymology Prohibitively is from prohibitive + -ly. In present-day use, it means to a degree that makes something impossible to afford or do. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown