restrictiveness

restrictiveness
See restrictively.

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  • restrictiveness — restrictive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ imposing restrictions. DERIVATIVES restrictively adverb restrictiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Restrictiveness — Restrictive Re*strict ive, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.] [1913 Webster] 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. [1913 Webster] 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • restrictiveness — noun The state of being restrictive …   Wiktionary

  • restrictiveness — rɪ strɪktɪvnɪs n. quality of tending to restrict, restricting quality …   English contemporary dictionary

  • restrictiveness — re·stric·tive·ness …   English syllables

  • restrictiveness — noun 1. a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific ( red hat has a more specific meaning than hat ) • Hypernyms: ↑modification, ↑qualifying, ↑limiting 2. a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Adjective — Examples That s an interesting idea. (attributive) That idea is interesting. (predicative) Tell me something interesting. (postpositive) The good, the bad, and the ugly. (substantive) In grammar, an adjective is a describing word; the main… …   Wikipedia

  • unpermissiveness — noun a lack of permissiveness or indulgence and a tendency to confine behavior within certain specified limits • Syn: ↑restrictiveness • Ant: ↑permissiveness • Derivationally related forms: ↑restrictive (for: ↑restrictiv …   Useful english dictionary

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