limiting :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

adj. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"

confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting

adj. restricting the scope or freedom of action

limiting, confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting

adj. restricting the scope or freedom of action

inhibiting, inhibitory, repressive, repressing

adj. restrictive of action; "a repressive regime"; "an overly strict and inhibiting discipline"

regulating, regulative, regulatory

adj. restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene"

sumptuary

adj. regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior; "sumptuary laws discouraging construction of large houses on small plots"; "sumptuary laws forbidding gambling"

suppressive

adj. tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"