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[ lim -i-tid ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈlɪm ɪ tɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
Government . restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution, as in limited monarchy ; limited government .
characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: a rather limited intelligence.
Chiefly British . responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held. (of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts. (usually initial capital letter ) incorporated; Inc. Abbreviation : Ltd. (of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.
noun a limited train, bus, etc.
Origin of limited First recorded in 1545–55; limit + -ed2
OTHER WORDS FROM limited lim·it·ed·ly, adverb lim·it·ed·ness, noun Words nearby limited limitation, limitative, limit-cycle, limit dextrin, limit dextrinase, limited , limited company, limited edition, limited liability, limited monarchy, limited partner
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Example sentences from the Web for limited But those weapons are of limited utility, especially during close-in fights.
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In addition, foreign films were limited by a system of licensure to a third of the number of domestic films.
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When they invade new territory, populations are low, and the queen has limited mate options.
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That phenomenon is not limited to peaceniks with spiritual aspirations.
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I could save myself a lot of time and aggravation if I just limited my listening to megastars and their hyped hits.
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All social cohesion and co-operation rest on this comprehension, and are limited by its degree of perfection.
For be it known that they house "respectable" people only, those that have limited families and can pay a high rental.
London's Underworld | Thomas Holmes
Still it was lofty, and it was wide enough to admit of a certain but limited amount of exercise to its occupant.
In the Days of Chivalry | Evelyn Everett-Green
Firstly, with a limited reference to its unsuitability to these pages.
The Letters of Charles Dickens | Charles Dickens
In fact, his underground world, limited as it was, for the moment contented him utterly.
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British Dictionary definitions for limited adjective having a limit; restricted; confined
without fullness or scope; narrow
(of governing powers, sovereignty, etc) restricted or checked, by or as if by a constitution, laws, or an assembly limited government
US and Canadian (of a train) stopping only at certain stations and having only a set number of cars for passengers
mainly British (of a business enterprise) owned by shareholders whose liability for the enterprise's debts is restricted
noun US and Canadian a limited train, bus, etc
Derived forms of limited limitedly , adverb limitedness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to limited finite, narrow, defined, poor, restricted, small, insufficient, reduced, minimal, diminished, particular, fixed, controlled, reserved, sectional, bound, restrained, qualified, bounded, modified