Dictionary definition · limiting
noun
- the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
adjective
- restricting the scope or freedom of action
- strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase"the restrictive clause in ‘Each made a list of the books that had influenced him’ limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).