1Used to emphasize a cost that is so high as to prevent something being done or bought.
most of the products are priced prohibitively
as submodifierthese batteries are prohibitively expensive
Example sentencesExamples
Hotels are generally prohibitively priced.
The most popular product range in the city is priced prohibitively.
The vehicles are still prohibitively expensive.
The equipment costs, once prohibitively high, are now competitive.
Electricity costs are prohibitively expensive as well.
Teachers were leaving the area in droves because of its prohibitively high housing costs.
As trade increased and became prohibitively complicated, the government initiated steps to aid the farmer in exporting excess produce.
There is no need for a prohibitively large capital outlay.
The cost of dental treatment for those without a medical card is prohibitively high.
The cost of a separate mailing is prohibitively expensive.
1.1In a way that forbids or prevents something.
she mouthed 'no' and waved her hands prohibitively
Example sentencesExamples
In a computer-based classroom, student text itself can become the medium of instruction in a way prohibitively difficult otherwise.
The only other reason given was that precedent or standard practice made it in some way prohibitively wrong that such information should be divulged.
There was also a lounge, although with the door prohibitively shut we didn't venture there.
I waved my hand prohibitively at the door.
She took an interest in Trixy, to be sure, - "because of her story," she had said prohibitively, as if to insure herself against any further extension of her sympathies.
Definition of prohibitively in US English:
prohibitively
adverb
1In a way that forbids or prevents something.
she mouthed "no" and waved her hands prohibitively
Example sentencesExamples
I waved my hand prohibitively at the door.
She took an interest in Trixy, to be sure, - "because of her story," she had said prohibitively, as if to insure herself against any further extension of her sympathies.
The only other reason given was that precedent or standard practice made it in some way prohibitively wrong that such information should be divulged.
In a computer-based classroom, student text itself can become the medium of instruction in a way prohibitively difficult otherwise.
There was also a lounge, although with the door prohibitively shut we didn't venture there.
1.1Used to emphasize a cost that is so high as to prevent something being done or bought.
most of the products are priced prohibitively
as submodifierthese batteries are prohibitively expensive
Example sentencesExamples
The vehicles are still prohibitively expensive.
The cost of dental treatment for those without a medical card is prohibitively high.
Electricity costs are prohibitively expensive as well.
There is no need for a prohibitively large capital outlay.
The cost of a separate mailing is prohibitively expensive.
The equipment costs, once prohibitively high, are now competitive.
The most popular product range in the city is priced prohibitively.
Teachers were leaving the area in droves because of its prohibitively high housing costs.
Hotels are generally prohibitively priced.
As trade increased and became prohibitively complicated, the government initiated steps to aid the farmer in exporting excess produce.