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restrictive |
2 definitions found 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: restrictive adj 1: serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" [ant: {unrestrictive}] 2: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
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