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prohibitory

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

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adjective

Origin of prohibitory

First recorded in 1585–95, prohibitory is from the Latin word prohibitōrius restraining. See prohibit, -tory¹

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

Can be confusedprohibitive prohibitory

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Related Words for prohibitory

antagonistic, confining, opposed, prohibitive, prohibitory

Examples from the Web for prohibitory

Historical Examples of prohibitory

We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die."
The Devil's Dictionary
Ambrose Bierce
Do they make no appeal for immediate, energetic and prohibitory legislation?
Cleveland Past and Present
Maurice Joblin
Trains are slow, and rates often so high as to be prohibitory.
The Railroad Question
William Larrabee
But this is the restrictive or prohibitory system in its simplest form.
Sophisms of the Protectionists
Frederic Bastiat
It is conceded on all hands that the Prohibitory law is also beaten.
The Papers And Writings Of Abraham Lincoln, Volume Two
Abraham Lincoln