Some back injuries are caused by restrictive clothing.
The current building regulations are very restrictive.
English dictionary. 2014.
restrictive — re‧stric‧tive [rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adjective 1. greatly limiting or controlling what is allowed to happen: • The rest of Europe kept interest rates high to match the Bundesbank s restrictive monetary policies. • Environmentalists have drafted another… … Financial and business terms
restrictive — re·stric·tive /ri strik tiv/ adj 1 a: of or relating to restriction b: serving or tending to restrict 2: prohibiting further negotiation re·stric·tive·ly adv re·stric·tive·ness n … Law dictionary
Restrictive — Re*strict ive, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. [1913 Webster] 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. [1913 Webster] {Re*strict … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
restrictive — [ri strik′tiv] adj. [ME < MFr restrictif] 1. restricting or tending to restrict; limiting [restrictive regulations] 2. Gram. designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that limits the reference of the word or phrase it… … English World dictionary
restrictive — (adj.) c.1400, from Fr. restrictif, from L.L. restrictivus, from L. restrictus (see RESTRICTION (Cf. restriction)) … Etymology dictionary
restrictive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing restrictions. DERIVATIVES restrictively adverb restrictiveness noun … English terms dictionary
restrictive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ In time, the changes become restrictive. ▪ make sth ▪ their attempts to make drug legislation more restrictive … Collocations dictionary
restrictive — [[t]rɪstrɪ̱ktɪv[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is restrictive prevents people from doing what they want to do, or from moving freely. Britain is to adopt a more restrictive policy on arms sales. ...increasingly restrictive immigration laws... Do… … English dictionary
restrictive — re|stric|tive [rıˈstrıktıv] adj something that is restrictive stops people doing what they want to do = ↑limiting ▪ Many members thought the rules were too restrictive. ▪ a restrictive policy on admission to the college … Dictionary of contemporary English
restrictive — adjective Date: 1579 1. a. of or relating to restriction b. serving or tending to restrict < restrictive regulations > 2. limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase 3. prohibiting further negotiation • restrictive noun • restrictively … New Collegiate Dictionary
