Definitions for restrictive
rɪˈstrɪk tɪvre·stric·tive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restrictiveadjective

   serving to restrict

   "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

2. restrictiveadjective

   (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. restrictiveadjective

   Confining, limiting, containing with in defined bounds.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Restrictiveadjective

   Etymology: from restrict.

   1. Expressing limitation.

   They, who would make the restrictive particle belong to the latter clause, and not to the first, do not attend to the reason. Edward Stillingfleet, Def. of Dis. on Roman Idols.

   2. [ Restrictif, Fr.]Styptick; astringent.

   I applied a plaister over it, made up with my common restrictive powder. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.

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1. restrictive

   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 the blue one", red and blue are restrictive, because they restrict which cars car and one are referring to. ("The car is fancier than the one" would make little sense.) By contrast, in "John's beautiful mother", beautiful is non-restrictive; "John's mother" identifies her sufficiently, whereas "beautiful" only serves to add more information. Restrictive modifiers are also called defining, identifying, essential, or necessary; non-restrictive ones are also called non-defining, non-identifying, descriptive, or unnecessary (though this last term can be misleading). In certain cases, generally when restrictiveness is marked syntactically through the lack of commas, restrictive modifiers are called integrated and non-restrictive ones are called non-integrated or supplementary.

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1. restrictive

   Restrictive generally refers to something that imposes limits or constraints, prohibiting or controlling certain actions or activities. It can pertain to laws, rules, conditions, practices, or characteristics that restrict, limit or hinder freedom, growth, or development.

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1. Restrictiveadjective

   serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade

2. Restrictiveadjective

   astringent or styptic in effect

3. Etymology: [Cf. F. restrictif.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of restrictive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of restrictive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of restrictive in a Sentence

1. Eli Savit:

   To be clear: our office recommended significantly more restrictive bond conditions, and we disagree with the bond decision that was handed down by the court, we share in the community's pain and anger from a child being shot. And we know that, for many, the pain and anger is compounded by the fact that the defendant was able to make his bond as set by the court.

2. Charles Branas:

   We were somewhat surprised most by the recent, growing divergence in the rates of mass shootings between permissive and restrictive states.

3. Amanda Tyler:

   Justice Ginsburg was a consistent voice for procedural integrity at Supreme Court, justice Ginsburg would have been up in arms over Supreme Court allowing such a restrictive law to go into effect in direct contravention of longstanding precedent and while Supreme Court has a pending merits case before Supreme Court implicating the same core issues.

4. Luca Tosoni:

   This means that any attempt by such another member state to enforce restrictive requirements on similar services is likely to face an uphill battle going forward.

5. John Palmieri:

   We know that there are many individuals in this country who are struggling with suicidal concerns, with mental health or substance use concerns, who aren’t able to access the care that they need. And in many respects, historically, because of funding limitations or other limitations, the system has let them down, so, this is truly an opportunity with 988 – as a catalytic moment – to be able to transform the crisis care system to better meet those needs in a less restrictive, more person-centered, more treatment- and recovery-oriented way.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=restrictive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Restrictive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=restrictive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restrictive
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=restrictive