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lim·it·ing
 limiting
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- pronunciation:
- lI
m
tIng
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
serving to restrict or limit.
She found her life as a housewife limiting.- synonyms:
- confining, exclusive, restrictive
- similar words:
- binding, circumscribing, constraining, narrowing, qualifying, restraining
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| definition 2: |
in grammar, of or designating an adjective or clause that restricts the meaning or application of a noun or noun equivalent.
A limiting clause is not set off by commas.- synonyms:
- restrictive
- similar words:
- modifying
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| related words: |
close |
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