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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•stric•tive /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - tending or serving to restrict.
- Grammarof or being a word, phrase, or clause that identifies or limits the meaning of a modified element. In English a restrictive clause is usually not set off by commas.
re•stric•tive•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•stric•tive (ri strik′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. - tending or serving to restrict.
- of the nature of a restriction.
- expressing or implying restriction or limitation of application, as terms, expressions, etc.
- Grammarlimiting the meaning of a modified element:a restrictive adjective.
- Latin restrict(us) (see restrict) + Middle French -if -ive
- Middle French restrictif
- late Middle English 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: restrictive /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/ adj - restricting or tending to restrict
- denoting a relative clause or phrase that restricts the number of possible referents of its antecedent. The relative clause in Americans who live in New York is restrictive; the relative clause in Americans, who are generally extrovert, is nonrestrictive
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