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re·stric·tive
(rĭ-strĭk′tĭv)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to restriction.
b. Tending or serving to restrict; limiting.
2. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a subordinate clause or phrase that identifies the noun, phrase, or clause it modifies and limits or restricts its meaning, as the clause who live in glass houses in People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
re·stric′tive·ly adv.
re·stric′tive·ness n.
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restrictive
(rɪˈstrɪktɪv)adj
1. restricting or tending to restrict
2. (Grammar) 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
reˈstrictively adv
reˈstrictiveness n
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re•stric•tive
(rɪˈstrɪk tɪv)adj.
1. tending or serving to restrict.
2. of the nature of a restriction.
3. of or pertaining to a word, phrase, or clause that identifies or limits the meaning of a modified element, as the relative clause that just ended in The year that just ended was bad for crops: in English a restrictive clause is usu. not set off by commas. Compare nonrestrictive (def. 2).
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Middle French restrictif < Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + Middle French -if -ive]
re•stric′tive•ly, adv.
re•stric′tive•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" unrestrictive - not tending to restrict |
2. | restrictive - (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs" |
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Translations
مُقَيِّد، تَقْييدي، حَصْري
omezující
indskrænkenderestriktiv
korlátozó
takmarkandi
obmedzujúci
kısıtlayıcı
restrictive
[rɪsˈtrɪktɪv] ADJ → restringido, limitadorestrictive practices (Brit) → prácticas fpl restrictivas
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restrictive
[rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adj [measures, laws, policies] → restrictif/ive
(by employees) → pratiques mpl corporatistes
(by companies) → entrave f à la concurrencerest room n (US) → toilettes fpl
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restrictive
adj
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restrictive
[rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adj → restrittivo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
restrict
(rəˈstrikt) verb1. to keep within certain limits. I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.
2. to make less than usual, desirable etc. He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.
reˈstricted adjective1. limited; narrow, small. a restricted space.
2. to which entry has been restricted to certain people. The battlefield was a restricted zone.
3. in which certain restrictions (eg a speed limit) apply. a restricted area.
reˈstriction (-ʃən) noun1. a rule etc that limits or controls. Even in a free democracy a person's behaviour must be subject to certain restrictions.
2. the act of restricting. restriction of freedom.
reˈstrictive (-tiv) adjective restricting or intended to restrict.
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