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limiting

lim·it·ing

limiting

 
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
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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