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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We were like, “How do we want the dress to fit? Is it constrictive, is it tight?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
The team tested a preliminary version on healthy subjects who also volunteered to wear a constrictive garment similar to an astronaut's spacesuit.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
She said she found the practice constrictive, evocative of a time when she refrained from eating to try to make her body smaller, rather than her faith deeper.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 2, 2022
Corriere della Sera, quoting from the judge’s ruling, said she concluded there was an “absence of constrictive violent behavior” by Haggis.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 4, 2022
Nothing short of bed-rest and shelter from the cold would begin to rid him of the debilitating fever, and the deep, constrictive cough that had settled in his chest.
From Highland Ballad by Christopher Leadem
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