restrictive

[US]/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
[UK]/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. limiting, constraining
adv. in a limiting, constraining manner
n. limitation, constraint

Phrases & Collocations

restrictive condition

Example Sentences

a web of restrictive regulations.

a restrictive relative clause

restrictive practices in industry

He argued that the law was unduly restrictive.

a restrictive classicism would have castrated England's literature.

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