Dictionary Entry
restrictive
restrictive is a 11-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
11 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
- 2adjective
Astringent or styptic in effect.
- 3adjective
(of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
- 4adjective
serving to restrict
"teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"
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