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单词 limiting
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limiting

adjective

lim·​it·​ing ˈli-mə-tiŋ How to pronounce limiting (audio)
1
a
: functioning as a limit : restrictive
limiting value
b
: being an environmental factor (such as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism
2
: serving to specify the application of the modified noun
this in "this book" is a limiting word
limitingly adverb

Example Sentences

A limiting factor on our country's economic performance is its lack of resources. As a writer, I find the drama genre to be very limiting.
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Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

limiting

verb

present participle of limit
1
as in restricting
to set bounds or an upper limit for limit the note to a few words

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • restricting
  • tightening
  • confining
  • capping
  • hindering
  • blocking
  • impeding
  • circumscribing
  • narrowing
  • obstructing
  • suppressing
  • holding down
  • modifying
  • hampering
  • lessening
  • barring
  • contracting
  • constricting
  • squeezing
  • pinching
  • repressing
  • numbering
  • quelling
  • qualifying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • exceeding
  • expanding
  • broadening
  • widening
  • overextending
  • overreaching
2
as in defining
to mark the limits of adjectives limit the meanings of nouns

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • defining
  • delimiting
  • circumscribing
  • describing
  • bounding
  • demarcating
  • controlling
  • governing
  • demarking
  • terminating
  • determining
  • marking (off)
  • delineating
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