Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prohibitory

/pɹoʊhˈɪbətˌɔɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.68 in modern English

Syllables: pro-hibito-ry
IPA: /pɹoʊhˈɪbətˌɔɹi/

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That serves to prohibit or forbid

Etymology

Etymology tree English prohibit Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English prohibitory From prohibit + -ory.

Inflected Forms

more prohibitory (comparative) most prohibitory (superlative)

Derived Forms

prohibitorily

Synonyms

prohibitive

Rhymes With

inhibitory

Questions

How do you pronounce prohibitory?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊhˈɪbətˌɔɹi/.
What does prohibitory mean?: That serves to prohibit or forbid
Where does prohibitory come from?: Etymology tree English prohibit Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -tōriusder. Middle English -orie English -ory English prohibitory From prohibit + -ory.

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