limiting
serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.
Grammar. of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause.
Origin of limiting
1Other words from limiting
- non·lim·it·ing, adjective
Words Nearby limiting
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How to use limiting in a sentence
The new menu of communication options on offer seemed to promise more choice, but actually represented some serious limiting of our ability to reach each other.
A key legacy of 9/11? The way conspiracy theories spread online. | Jeff Melnick | September 10, 2021 | Washington PostThat is great in some ways, but it is obviously a little bit more limiting because the data is confined only within their house.
Scouting report: How some publishers’ first-party data offerings stack up, according to media buyers | Kayleigh Barber | March 30, 2021 | DigidayThe problem with this attachment to a particular place, though, is that it can seem limiting.
Conservative advocates of limiting convictions to cases of “forcible rape” often rely on “traditional values.”
No Wonder Cosby's Keeping Quiet: He Could Still Be Prosecuted | Jay Michaelson | November 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFarmers have begun limiting access to their farms and pigs to prevent virus importation.
Aporkalypse Now: Pig-Killing Virus Could Mean the End of Bacon | Carrie Arnold | August 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Many have left the religion of their childhoods because of such narrow and limiting attitudes.
A Victory for ‘Religious Freedom’ is a Loss for Religion | Gene Robinson | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSilicon chips are typically two-dimensional, Boahen explained, limiting the number of dedicated currents they can utilize.
It has as yet suffered no loss and is able to restrict its loss to a minimum by limiting the loan to a particular figure.
Third class in Indian railways | Mahatma GandhiAnd on the third reading of the bill, the Duke of Richmond proposed limiting the bill to seven of the largest towns.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanExcept when the limiting stresses are of opposite sign, the two tables agree very well.
The bones of the skull are likely to be thicker and heavier than usual, thus also limiting the cranial capacity.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe French women now appear in simple attire and are limiting their shopping to the few things they need.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian
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