[ adj ] tending to discourage (especially of prices) <adj.all> the price was prohibitive
Prohibitory \Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.] Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory price.
{Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}.