limiting

[lim-i-ting]

adjective

1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.

2. Grammar.,  of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause.

Other Word Forms

• nonlimiting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of limiting¹

First recorded in 1570–80; limit + -ing ²

Example Sentences

The U.S., however, indicated it would continue limiting high-tech shipments and restricting investments from Beijing, even as it walked back a threat to impose an added 100% tariff on China-made goods.

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The governor has lamented that this summer’s federal GOP tax law will force huge cuts to healthcare by limiting a trick that California uses to extract more federal funding for Medicaid.

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Christian Lovell, a cattle rancher in Illinois, said parts of his farm that were lush and grassy when he was a child have now dried up, limiting where his cows can graze.

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Could the real game be about limiting Labour losses, rather than expecting to be the biggest party in Cardiff Bay?

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In an ecosystem where access to power and computing resources are major limiting factors, Otto expects to see many alliances.

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