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   restrictive

   /rɪˈstrɪktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. imposing restrictions on someone's activities or freedom: "a web of restrictive regulations"
   • 2. (of a relative clause or descriptive phrase) serving to specify the particular instance or instances being mentioned.

   Derivatives

   • 1. restrictively adverb
   • 2. restrictiveness noun

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