restrictive

[ ri-strik-tiv ]

/ rɪˈstrɪk tɪv /

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adjective

tending or serving to restrict.

of the nature of a restriction.

expressing or implying restriction or limitation of application, as terms, expressions, etc.

Grammar. limiting the meaning of a modified element: a restrictive adjective. Compare descriptive(def 2b).

Origin of restrictive

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French restrictif < Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + Middle French -if -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM restrictive

re·stric·tive·ly, adverb re·stric·tive·ness, noun un·re·stric·tive, adjective un·re·stric·tive·ly, adverb

Words nearby restrictive

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Example sentences from the Web for restrictive

Will it be difficult to jump back into that restrictive form of writing?

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At least 180 restrictive bills have been introduced in 41 states and some are still pending.

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The state is required to use the least restrictive means to accomplish its goals.

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Across the world, women are held back from science careers by unsupportive teachers and restrictive biases.

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Johnson co-chaired a working group with Army General Carter Ham to study the impact of ending the restrictive policy.

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In the following sentences decide whether the italicized expressions are restrictive or non-restrictive.

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In New England the Puritan religious and social beliefs were as restrictive as the lack of leisure time.

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In the restrictive laws of 1412, the first place is given to this matter.

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Obviously, most of these would be taken care of under some other heading, in the program of restrictive eugenics.

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The general idea pertaining to the social implications of language is restrictive but acceptable.

The Civilization of Illiteracy |Mihai Nadin

British Dictionary definitions for restrictive

restrictive

/ (rɪˈstrɪktɪv) /

adjective

restricting or tending to restrict

grammar denoting a relative clause or phrase that restricts the number of possible referents of its antecedent. The relative clause in Americans who live in New York is restrictive; the relative clause in Americans, who are generally extrovert, is nonrestrictive

Derived forms of restrictive

restrictively, adverb restrictiveness, noun

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