prohibitory

[ proh-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]

/ proʊˈhɪb ɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

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Origin of prohibitory

First recorded in 1585–95, prohibitory is from the Latin word prohibitōrius “restraining”; see prohibit, -tory¹

OTHER WORDS FROM prohibitory

pro·hib·i·to·ri·ly, adverbnon·pro·hib·i·to·ri·ly, adverbnon·pro·hib·i·to·ry, adjective

Words nearby prohibitory

prohibited, prohibition, prohibitionist, Prohibition party, prohibitive, prohibitory, prohormone, proinsulin, project, projected window, projectile

How to use prohibitory in a sentence

The inference which ought to have been drawn from these facts was that the prohibitory system was absurd.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Reaching out a hand so white it was in itself a shock, he laid it in a certain prohibitory way on the pall, as if saying no.
The Circular Study|Anna Katharine Green
In unions under the Prohibitory Order, also able-bodied single women.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
The moderate use of brandy was universal, but the drunkenness which blots these days of prohibitory laws was comparatively rare.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

Agriculture on a large scale finds it a heavy drawback; to agriculture on a small scale it is often prohibitory.
The Hills and the Vale|Richard Jefferies