confining

con·fine

 (kən-fīn′)

tr.v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines

1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit.

2. To shut or keep in, especially to imprison.

3. To restrict in movement: The sick child was confined to bed.

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[French confiner, from Old French, from confins, boundaries; see confines.]

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con·fin′a·ble, con·fine′a·ble adj.

con·fin′er n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	confining - restricting the scope or freedom of action constraining, limiting, restricting, constrictive restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
	2.	confining - crowded; "close quarters" close confined - not free to move about

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confining

adjective

Affording little room for movement:

close, cramped, crowded, narrow, snug, tight.

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