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adjective
- 1. setting or serving as a limit to something: "a limiting factor"
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How to use limiting in a sentence. functioning as a limit : restrictive; being an environmental factor (such as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism… See the full definition
adjective. uk / ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪŋ / us / ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪŋ / Add to word list. preventing you from having much choice: Not eating meat or fish can be very limiting when you go to a restaurant. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Limiting and restricting. anti-libertarian. armlock. boundary. box someone out. box someone/something in. cripplingly. crowd.
Limiting definition: serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining.. See examples of LIMITING used in a sentence.
noun. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase. synonyms: modification, qualifying. see more. see less. types: restrictiveness. a grammatical qualification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat') apposition.
1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. 2. (of an adjective or other modifier) serving to restrict, rather than describe, the word it modifies, as this in this room or certain in a certain person. Compare descriptive (def. 2a).
Definition of limiting adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(ˈlɪmɪtɪŋ) adjective. 1. serving to restrict or restrain; restrictive; confining. 2. Grammar. of the nature of a limiting adjective or a restrictive clause. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Word origin. [ 1570–80; limit + -ing2]
