2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: restrictiveness n : modification that makes the meaning more specific (`red hat' has a more specific meaning than `hat')
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