Meaning & use
Prohibitively
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To a degree that prevents or discourages someone from doing or buying something, especially due to excessive cost.
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Housing in the city has become prohibitively expensive for most young families.
The fines were set prohibitively high to deter repeat offenders.
A note on using this word
Almost always paired with 'expensive' or 'costly' in everyday usage, though it can modify any barrier-creating quality.
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Words with an opposite meaning
affordably
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