limitative

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adjective

Restrictive, limited.

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Meanings

adjectivelimitative (comparative more limitative, superlative most limitative)

comparative more limitative · superlative most limitative

  1. Restrictive, limited.

    There is a general mood of expectation, these days, of "limitative" results—but back in 1931, this came as a bolt from the blue.

    1979, Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach
  2. grammarBeing or relating to a grammatical case that specifies a deadline, a time by which something must take place.
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APA

limitative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limitative

MLA

“limitative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limitative. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “limitative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/limitative.

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