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 Words From

• non·limit·ing adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of limiting¹

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

Example Sentences

The new menu of communication options on offer seemed to promise more choice, but actually represented some serious limiting of our ability to reach each other.

From Washington Post

That is great in some ways, but it is obviously a little bit more limiting because the data is confined only within their house.

From Digiday

The problem with this attachment to a particular place, though, is that it can seem limiting.

From The Daily Beast

Conservative advocates of limiting convictions to cases of “forcible rape” often rely on “traditional values.”

From The Daily Beast

Farmers have begun limiting access to their farms and pigs to prevent virus importation.

From The Daily Beast

Many have left the religion of their childhoods because of such narrow and limiting attitudes.

From The Daily Beast

Silicon chips are typically two-dimensional, Boahen explained, limiting the number of dedicated currents they can utilize.

From The Daily Beast

It has as yet suffered no loss and is able to restrict its loss to a minimum by limiting the loan to a particular figure.

From Project Gutenberg

And on the third reading of the bill, the Duke of Richmond proposed limiting the bill to seven of the largest towns.

From Project Gutenberg

Except when the limiting stresses are of opposite sign, the two tables agree very well.

From Project Gutenberg

The bones of the skull are likely to be thicker and heavier than usual, thus also limiting the cranial capacity.

From Project Gutenberg

The French women now appear in simple attire and are limiting their shopping to the few things they need.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• actual
• categorical
• clear-cut
• conclusive
• decisive
• definite
• exhaustive
• precise
• reliable
• specific
• ultimate
• unambiguous