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BNC: 10333 COCA: 9516

limiting

limiting /ˈlɪmətɪŋ/ adjective
limiting
/ˈlɪmətɪŋ/
adjective
Learner's definition of LIMITING
[more limiting; most limiting]
: placing a limit on what is possible or allowed限制的;制约的
BNC: 10333 COCA: 9516

limiting

adjective

lim·​it·​ing ˈli-mə-tiŋ How to pronounce limiting (audio)
1
a
: functioning as a limit : restrictive
limiting value
b
: being an environmental factor (such as a nutrient) that limits the population size of an organism
2
: serving to specify the application of the modified noun
this in "this book" is a limiting word
limitingly adverb

Example Sentences

A limiting factor on our country's economic performance is its lack of resources. As a writer, I find the drama genre to be very limiting.
Recent Examples on the Web Our pros love how this innovative jacket stayed warm without feeling bulky or limiting range of motion. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022 This was not the case with the Magic Leap 1, which had a very limiting field-of-view and buggy controller. Anshel Sag, Forbes, 9 June 2022 But, in many ways, Joyce's definition of feminism is both limiting and pretty contradictory. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 17 Mar. 2022 Border policies have long restricted asylum seekers’ access to U.S. soil, and under the pandemic those restrictions became even more limiting. Kate Morrissey, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2021 Toxic masculinity is, after all, a limiting and regressive stranglehold for everyone. Maggie Zhou, refinery29.com, 11 Nov. 2021 In fact, staffing may be one of the most limiting factors in a unicorn’s ultimate success if not properly addressed. Pete Wilkins, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021 Many Latino writers feel stuck — and begin to stagnate — in entry-level roles and a pipeline of diversity initiatives that can feel more limiting than liberating. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2021 Democrats would need 10 Republican votes to move a package through the Senate without the faster but more limiting budget reconciliation process. Adam Aton, Scientific American, 13 May 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1644, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of limiting was in 1644
BNC: 10333 COCA: 9516

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