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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