Meaning

2 senses
  1. Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds.

    einschränkend, restriktiv

    ограничи́тельныйograničítelʹnyj

    обме́жувальнийobméžuvalʹnyj

  2. Limiting free and easy bodily movement.

More definitions
  • (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
  • serving to restrict

Examples

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  1. I have restrictive access to the concert.

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  2. Test examining is a very restrictive practice.

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  3. Algeria needs a less restrictive environment for investment.

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  4. This kind of restrictive legislation is bound to hobble the economy.

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  5. Argentina will break the record for the longest, and also the most restrictive, confinement.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
confining; limiting:
Русский
By meaning 1
confining; limiting:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
confining; limiting:

Origin

From Middle French restrictif.

From Middle French restrictif.

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