prohibitory adj 1: tending to discourage (especially of prices); "the price was prohibitive" [syn: {prohibitive}, {prohibitory}]
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. [1913 Webster] {Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}. [1913 Webster]