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limitative

[ lim-i-tey-tiv ]

/ ˈlɪm ɪˌteɪ tɪv /

adjective

limiting; restrictive.

Origin of limitative

From the Medieval Latin word līmitātīvus, dating back to 1520–30. See limitation, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM limitative

non·lim·i·ta·tive, adjective

Words nearby limitative

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Example sentences from the Web for limitative

The conception of a noumenon is therefore merely a limitative conception and therefore only of negative use.

The Critique of Pure Reason |Immanuel Kant
Their theoretical significance consists merely in their regulative and limitative functions.

A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason' |Norman Kemp Smith