limitary
[ lim-i-ter-ee ]
/ ˈlɪm ɪˌtɛr i /
adjective
RELATED WORDS
surrounded, belted, restricted, fringed, enclosed, walled, defined, girdled, flanked, rimmed, encircled, delimited, encompassed, ringed, contiguous, definite, finite, determinate
Nearby words
- limit point,
- limit switch,
- limit-cycle,
- limit-state design,
- limitarian,
- limitation,
- limitative,
- limited,
- limited company,
- limited edition
Origin of limitary
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Examples from the Web for limitary
In literature and science the Greek intellect followed no beaten track, and acknowledged no limitary rules.
It is an infinite, an indistinct, where each consciousness defines and sets a limitary form.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece|John Addington SymondsHe was reminded, however, that his power was limitary, and that he would not be allowed to exceed it.
The Life of Sir Richard Burton|Thomas Wright
limitary
/ (ˈlɪmɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
adjective
of, involving, or serving as a limit
restricted or limited
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limitary
1610s, from Latin limitaris, from limes (genitive limitis); see limit (n.).
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