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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.



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Other Word Forms

  • nonlimiting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of limiting1

First recorded in 1570–80; limit + -ing 2
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With cloud cover in the afternoon and thunderstorms moving on southerly wind, it will be hot and humid with the cloudiness limiting the daytime heating.

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But it included a reference to “the first round of games,” suggesting immigration agents were not limiting their presence to the opening match.

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A month later he signed the travel ban, effectively limiting the definition of “everyone.”

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In London, there are more than 7,000 signs limiting play for more than half a million children, according to the report.

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Newsom has repeatedly condemned the action and unsuccessfully sought a temporary restraining order limiting the scope of military actions in the city.

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limiterlimiting adjective