Restrictive
1restrictive — re‧stric‧tive [rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adjective 1. greatly limiting or controlling what is allowed to happen: • The rest of Europe kept interest rates high to match the Bundesbank s restrictive monetary policies. • Environmentalists have drafted another… …
2restrictive — re·stric·tive /ri strik tiv/ adj 1 a: of or relating to restriction b: serving or tending to restrict 2: prohibiting further negotiation re·stric·tive·ly adv re·stric·tive·ness n …
3Restrictive — Re*strict ive, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. [1913 Webster] 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. [1913 Webster] {Re*strict …
4restrictive — [ri strik′tiv] adj. [ME < MFr restrictif] 1. restricting or tending to restrict; limiting [restrictive regulations] 2. Gram. designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that limits the reference of the word or phrase it… …
5restrictive — (adj.) c.1400, from Fr. restrictif, from L.L. restrictivus, from L. restrictus (see RESTRICTION (Cf. restriction)) …
6restrictive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing restrictions. DERIVATIVES restrictively adverb restrictiveness noun …
7restrictive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ In time, the changes become restrictive. ▪ make sth ▪ their attempts to make drug legislation more restrictive …
8restrictive — [[t]rɪstrɪ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is restrictive prevents people from doing what they want to do, or from moving freely. Britain is to adopt a more restrictive policy on arms sales. ...increasingly restrictive immigration laws... Do… …
9restrictive — re|stric|tive [rıˈstrıktıv] adj something that is restrictive stops people doing what they want to do = ↑limiting ▪ Many members thought the rules were too restrictive. ▪ a restrictive policy on admission to the college …
10restrictive — UK [rɪˈstrɪktɪv] / US adjective 1) strictly limiting or controlling someone or something Some back injuries are caused by restrictive clothing. The current building regulations are very restrictive. 2) linguistics limiting the meaning of another… …
