English Dictionary: Restrictive | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |