restrictive

re·stric·tive  (r-strktv)

adj.

1.

a. Of or relating to restriction.

b. Tending or serving to restrict; limiting.

2. Grammar Of, relating to, or being a subordinate clause or phrase that identifies the noun, phrase, or clause it modifies and limits or restricts its meaning, as the clause who live in glass houses in People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

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re·strictive·ly adv.

re·strictive·ness n.

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restrictive [rɪˈstrɪktɪv]

adj

1. restricting or tending to restrict

2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar denoting a relative clause or phrase that restricts the number of possible referents of its antecedent. The relative clause in Americans who live in New York is restrictive; the relative clause in Americans, who are generally extrovert, is nonrestrictive

restrictively  adv

restrictiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	restrictive - serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments" unrestrictive - not tending to restrict
	2.	restrictive - (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"

Translations

restrictive [rɪsˈtrɪktɪv] ADJ → restringido, limitado
restrictive practices (Brit) → prácticas fpl restrictivas

restrictive [rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adj

[measures, laws, policies] → restrictif/ive

[clothing] → trop ajusté(e)
restrictive practices npl (British)

(by employees) → pratiques mpl corporatistes

(by companies) → entrave f à la concurrence
rest room n (US) → toilettes fpl

restrictive

adj

(= limiting) → restriktiv, einschränkend attr; environment → beengend, restriktiv

(= hindering) clothing → beengend, eng

restrictive [rɪˈstrɪktɪv] adj → restrittivo/a