RESTRICTIVE

restrictive

(adjective) (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

restrictive

(adjective) serving to restrict; “teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

restrictive (comparative more restrictive, superlative most restrictive)

Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

(Of clothing) limiting free and easy bodily movement.

Source: Wiktionary

Re*strict"ive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. restrictif.]

1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.

2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. -- Re*strict"ive*ly, adv.

– Re*strict"ive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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