Restrictive
[rɪ'strɪktɪv]
Definition
(adj.) (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports .
(adj.) serving to restrict; 'teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments' .
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Definition
(a.) Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
(a.) Astringent or styptic in effect.
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Examples
- No ameliorative, no palliative, no restrictive, no remedial measure will avail. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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