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Definition of restrictive

Restrictive
Restrictive Re*strict"ive, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman. --Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.

Meaning of restrictive from wikipedia

- 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...
- Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a feeding or eating disorder in which people avoid eating certain foods, or restrict their diets...
- Restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) is a form of cardiomyopathy in which the walls of the heart are rigid (but not thickened). Thus the heart is restricted...
- pause before the parenthetical modification "a surgeon by training". A restrictive appositive provides information essential to identifying the phrase in...
- duties or restrictions upon the use of that land regardless of the owner. Restrictive covenants are somewhat similar to ea****ts and equitable servitude....
- that looks worn-out"); but who and which may be used in both restrictive and non-restrictive clauses, and may or may not take a comma ("The teacher who...
- Restrictive lung diseases are a category of extrapulmonary, pleural, or parenchymal respiratory diseases that restrict lung expansion, resulting in a...
- The term restrictive eating might refer or relate to: Anorexia nervosa, an eating disorder in which people avoid eating due to concerns about body weight...
- tailored" to achieve that compelling purpose, and that it uses the "least restrictive means" to achieve that purpose. Failure to meet this standard will result...
- Look up cartel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A cartel is a group of independent market parti****nts who collude with each other in order to improve...