- tending or serving to restrict.
- of the nature of a restriction.
- expressing or implying restriction or limitation of application, as terms, expressions, etc.
- limiting the meaning of a modified element: a restrictive adjective.
- restricting or tending to restrict
- denoting a relative clause or phrase that restricts the number of possible referents of its antecedent. The relative clause in Americans who live in New York is restrictive; the relative clause in Americans, who are generally extrovert, is nonrestrictive
