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restrictive

[ri-strik-tiv]

adjective

  1. tending or serving to restrict.

  2. of the nature of a restriction.

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

  4. Grammar.limiting the meaning of a modified element.

    a restrictive adjective.



restrictive

/ ɪˈٰɪɪ /

adjective

  1. restricting or tending to restrict

  2. 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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • restrictively adverb
  • restrictiveness noun
  • unrestrictive adjective
  • unrestrictively adverb
  • ˈٰپ adverb
  • ˈٰپԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of restrictive1

1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French restrictif < Latin restrict ( us ) ( restrict ) + Middle French -if -ive
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If you have not heard of it, "skinnytok" is a controversial side of social media where people promote weight loss tips focused on restrictive eating with the aim of being "skinny".

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But nearly every state would feel some impact, especially under the provisions in the reconciliation bill, which are more restrictive than the CMS proposal.

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He had me in mind to play a doctor in a rural town torn between her duty to help her patient and the imperative to obey restrictive new laws.

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Texas has some of the most restrictive abortion laws in the US, banning all abortions except in dire medical circumstances.

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But despite efforts to discourage it, dog ownership is rising, particularly among young people, and it is viewed as a form of rebellion against the restrictive Iranian regime.

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