nonrestrictive
[ non-ri-strik-tiv ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈstrɪk tɪv /
adjective
not restrictive or limiting.
Grammar.
descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element's meaning: a nonrestrictive modifier.
Compare restrictive(def 4).
Origin of nonrestrictive
First recorded in 1920–25;
non- +
restrictive
Words nearby nonrestrictive
nonresident,
nonresidential,
nonresistance,
nonresistant,
nonrestraint,
nonrestrictive,
nonrestrictive clause,
nonreturn,
nonreturn valve,
nonreturnable,
nonrhotic
British Dictionary definitions for nonrestrictive
nonrestrictive
/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv) /
adjective
not restrictive or limiting