inhibitory adjective.
[ɪn'hɪbɪt(ǝ)ri] L15.[medieval Latin inhibitorius, formed as INHIBIT + -ORY2.]1. Prohibitory.
L15.■ J. Lingard An inhibitory breve, forbidding all archbishops..to give judgment in the..cause of Henry against Catharine.2. That restrains or prevents something; causing inhibition.
M19.■ P. Grosskurth Anxiety, if excessive, can be inhibitory to development. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲