restrictive Definition

restrict
verb restricted, restricting

1. To keep someone or something within certain limits.

Thesaurus: restrain, confine, hamper, circumscribe, handicap, demarcate, impede, inhibit, bound, contain, cramp, limit; Antonym: broaden, encourage, free.
2. To limit or regulate something's use, especially to withhold it from general use.

Derivative: restricted

Limited in space; narrow; confined.

Not for general use, circulation, etc.

Said of an area, place, etc: only for certain people, especially military personnel, may enter.

Derivative: restriction

An act or instance of restricting.

Something which restricts.
Thesaurus: constraint, limitation, demarcation, handicap, control, check; Antonym: freedom.

A regulation or rule which restricts or limits.
Thesaurus: constraint, regulation, limitation, handicap, rule, stipulation, condition, control, check.

Derivative: restrictive
adj

Restricting or intended to restrict, especially excessively.

Derivative: restrictively
adverb

Etymology: 16c: from Latin restringere, restrictum to restrain.