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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How to say restrictive in sign language?

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. Eleanor Holmes Norton:

   I have asked the Department of Defense to withdraw the rule because I’ve seen no evidence of a credible threat that would support the proposed restriction, they have been trying to get their way, but their proposal is more restrictive than necessary.

2. Judge Comstock:

   It is my intention to release you, Mr. Duggar, with a number of contentious conditions which the court is going to find to be the least restrictive conditions necessary to ensure the safety of the community, so I need you to listen up because we're in the room, and if you can't comply with any of them, then you're going to stay right where you are. OK. First, I agree with Mr. Gelfand that I haven't heard any evidence that you're a flight risk. I'm going to impose some conditions that's going to make traveling out of here pretty hard.

3. Christopher Davis:

   Plainly the regulators are trying to send a message that their view of what constitutes passivity is far more restrictive than what some portfolio managers apparently believe.

4. Stanley Fischer:

   The limited macroprudential toolkit in the United States leads me to conclude that there may be times when adjustments in monetary policy should be discussed as a means to curb risks to financial stability, a more restrictive monetary policy would, all else being equal, lead to deviations from price stability and full employment.

5. Alan Gottlieb:

   Random violence is up all across the country, but in New York City where gun control is overly restrictive it is an epidemic with sharp blades, this is proof positive that demonizing guns does not solve the problem of violence. I bet some of those victims wish that they had a gun for self-defense.

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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