prohibitory

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   serving or intended to prohibit or forbid something

   The internal warning was prohibitory rather than merely advisory.

2. 2
   adj

   so costly or severe that it effectively prevents an activity

   The government imposed a prohibitory tariff on the imported goods.

From prohibit + -ory, modeled on Latin prohibitorius ("serving to hinder or forbid"), from prohibere ("to hold back, prevent").

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