constrictive
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Etymology
Origin of constrictive
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin constrīctīvus, equivalent to constrīct ( us ) ( see constrict) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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If the Constrictive element be allowed to go further than giving necessary form to the Expansive element, it imprisons the latter.
From The Law and the Word by Troward, T. (Thomas)
They are the Expansive and Constrictive primal elements, the "rouah" and "hoshech" of the Hebrew Genesis.
From The Law and the Word by Troward, T. (Thomas)
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