the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
[ Syn: modification , qualifying ]
limiting (n.)
restricting the scope or freedom of action
[ Syn: confining , constraining , constrictive , restricting ]
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'