self-limiting
[ self-lim-i-ting ]
/ ˈsɛlfˈlɪm ɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
limiting oneself or itself: a self-limiting authority.
(of a disease) self-limited.
Origin of self-limiting
First recorded in 1860–65
OTHER WORDS FROM self-limiting
self-lim·i·ta·tion, nounWords nearby self-limiting
self-judgment,
self-justification,
self-justifying,
self-knowledge,
self-limited,
self-limiting,
self-liquidating,
self-loader,
self-loading,
self-love,
self-made
Example sentences from the Web for self-limiting
Ron Paul is self-limiting, Newt Gingrich is self-aggrandizing, and Rick Santorum is self-righteous.
Romney Wins Michigan and Arizona, but Political Tourette’s Is Costing Him |Paul Begala |February 29, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThey, the millions upon millions of self-limiting ones, were the servants.
The Vortex Blaster |Edward Elmer SmithA few, through sheer luck, had been blown into self-limiting bits by duodec.
The Vortex Blaster |Edward Elmer SmithBeing a great man (if as democracies seem to think being a great man is a disease) is at least a self-limiting disease.
Crowds |Gerald Stanley Lee