About The Word Restrictive
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Restrictive
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What's The Definition Of Restrictive?
[adj] (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
[adj] serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" Synonyms | Synonyms for Restrictive: confining | constraining | constrictive | inhibiting | inhibitory | limiting | protective | regulating | regulative | regulatory | repressing | repressive | restricting | sumptuary | suppressive Related Terms | Find terms related to Restrictive: See Also | Restrictive In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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