- 1. a. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. Source: opted
- 2. a. Astringent or styptic in effect. Source: opted
- 3. adj. serving to restrict Source: wordnet
- 4. adj. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. 2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] Wiseman. -- Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 a. serving to restrict s. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports Source: ecdict
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