Definitions for Restrictive
rɪˈstrɪk tɪvre·stric·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restrictiveadjective

   serving to restrict

   "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

2. restrictiveadjective

   (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

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1. restrictiveadjective

   Confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Restrictiveadjective

   Etymology: from restrict.

   1. Expressing limitation.

   They, who would make the restrictive particle belong to the latter clause, and not to the first, do not attend to the reason. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Dis. on Roman Idols.

   2. [ Restrictif, Fr.]Styptick; astringent.

   I applied a plaister over it, made up with my common restrictive powder. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. restrictive

   In semantics, a modifier is said to be restrictive (or defining) if it restricts the reference of its head. For example, in "the red car is fancier than the blue one", red and blue are restrictive, because they restrict which cars car and one are referring to. ("The car is fancier than the one" would make little sense.) By contrast, in "John's beautiful mother", beautiful is non-restrictive; "John's mother" identifies her sufficiently, whereas "beautiful" only serves to add more information. Restrictive modifiers are also called defining, identifying, essential, or necessary; non-restrictive ones are also called non-defining, non-identifying, descriptive, or unnecessary (though this last term can be misleading). In certain cases, generally when restrictiveness is marked syntactically through the lack of commas, restrictive modifiers are called integrated and non-restrictive ones are called non-integrated or supplementary.

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1. restrictive

   Restrictive generally refers to something that imposes limits or constraints, prohibiting or controlling certain actions or activities. It can pertain to laws, rules, conditions, practices, or characteristics that restrict, limit or hinder freedom, growth, or development.

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1. Restrictiveadjective

   serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade

2. Restrictiveadjective

   astringent or styptic in effect

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. restrictif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Restrictive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Restrictive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Restrictive in a Sentence

1. Judge Comstock:

   It is my intention to release you, Mr. Duggar, with a number of contentious conditions which the court is going to find to be the least restrictive conditions necessary to ensure the safety of the community, so I need you to listen up because we're in the room, and if you can't comply with any of them, then you're going to stay right where you are. OK. First, I agree with Mr. Gelfand that I haven't heard any evidence that you're a flight risk. I'm going to impose some conditions that's going to make traveling out of here pretty hard.

2. Michael Kang:

   The laws for presidential elections are sometimes different and I think always in the less restrictive direction, even some states with outright prohibitions on sore loser candidates for Congress or other offices have an exemption for presidential candidates. So applied to Trump's case, there's a lot less in the way of an independent run for a president than there would be for Congress or most other offices.

3. Faisal Durrani:

   This will have a direct impact on the mortgage market, which is already very restrictive.

4. David Levitsky:

   If Martha McKittrick are really restrictive, on a 1,200-calorie diet, and Martha McKittrick want to eat a little bit of Martha McKittrick favorite meal, it's hard to stop.

5. Jim White:

   Most people on these meal plans have a hard time staying on them for a lifetime because it’s hard to stay on something that’s as restrictive as this, restrictive behavior becomes a mental game— forcing yourself to eat a certain way, labeling foods as good or bad, and feeling guilty if you fall off the ‘plan,’.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Restrictive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Restrictive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Restrictive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictive
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Restrictive