constrictive
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Origin of constrictive
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin constrīctīvus, equivalent to constrīct ( us ) ( see constrict) + -īvus -ive
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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
“These are very constrictive regulations on top of other development regulations,” said MacCracken.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
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
Maybe it’s a way to stop placing students above one another, to evolve out of constrictive, old tropes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
However, there remains a constrictive pain below the ribs, passing across the stomach with much thirst.
From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock
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