limitative

English

Adjective

limitative (comparative more limitative, superlative most limitative)

1. Restrictive, limited.
   • 1979, Douglas Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach:

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

2. (grammar) Being or relating to a grammatical case that specifies a deadline, a time by which something must take place.

French

Adjective

limitative

1. feminine singular of limitatif

Italian

Adjective

limitative

1. feminine plural of limitativo

Anagrams

• limitatevi