limiting

lim·it·ing  (lm-tng)

adj.

1. Acting as a limit.

2. Grammar Restricting the range of application of the noun modified.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	limiting - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase qualifying, modification grammatical relation - a linguistic relation established by grammar restrictiveness - a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') apposition - a grammatical relation between a word and a noun phrase that follows; "`Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer' is an example of apposition"
Adj.	1.	limiting - restricting the scope or freedom of action confining, constraining, restricting, constrictive restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
	2.	limiting - strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause" grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"