Restrictiveness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]
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     1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a
        restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
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     2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman.
        [1913 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. --
        {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  restrictiveness
       n : modification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat'
           has a more specific meaning than `hat')