prohibitory
[ proh-hib-i-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee ]
adjective
Origin of prohibitory
1Other words from prohibitory
- pro·hib·i·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·pro·hib·i·to·ri·ly, adverb
- non·pro·hib·i·to·ry, adjective
Words Nearby prohibitory
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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 MacaulayReaching 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 GreenIn unions under the prohibitory Order, also able-bodied single women.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThe moderate use of brandy was universal, but the drunkenness which blots these days of prohibitory laws was comparatively rare.
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
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