Etymology

restrictive

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Today it means: Confining, limiting, containing within defined bounds. Full definition →

Middle French restrictif
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  1. Middle French · derived fromrestrictif
  2. English todayrestrictive

From Middle French restrictif. Morphologically restrict + -ive.

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