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

1. adjective. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
2. adjective. Astringent or styptic in effect.
3. adjective. (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports
4. adjective. serving to restrict

   "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

Common word forms

restrictives, restrictively, restrictiveness

Words from these letters

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