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limiting

n.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈɫɪmətɪŋ// UK //lˈɪmɪtɪŋ// lim·it·ing

n. stopping someone or something from growing, moving, or developing freely. You use this to describe a rule, a feeling, or a situation that keeps you inside a small boundary.

n. restricting or confining the scope, ability, or freedom of something. Often used to describe environmental factors or personal beliefs that prevent full potential.


SIMPLE

The small office space is very limiting for our growing team.

CONTEXTUAL

Strict government regulations can be limiting for small businesses trying to innovate quickly.

COMPLEX

The artist found the traditional techniques of the academy too limiting, eventually breaking away to develop a more expressive and abstract style.

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Usage

Typically functions as an attributive adjective before a noun or a predicative adjective after a linking verb.

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