How do you pronounce prohibitive?

prohibitive is pronounced as /prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/.

💸prohibitive

adjective

/prəˈhɪbɪtɪv/

Too high or expensive to be affordable; serving to prevent or discourage action.

The cost of the medication is prohibitive for many families.

excessive, exorbitant, restrictive, expensive

affordable, reasonable, cheap

prohibitive cost, prohibitive price, prohibitive expense

Not having any serious purpose or value; silly or unimportant.

having a great extent from side to side; broad

Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances rather than continuously.

expressing sadness or sorrow

Complicated, difficult to solve or full of knots.

Having the shape of an ellipse; also, a style of speech that is concise and sometimes obscure.