adj
Meaning 1
That constricts, or is accompanied by constriction.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
constrictive
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rhymes with -ɪktɪv
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
restricting the scope or freedom of action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: confining, constraining, limiting, restricting
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: constricting, narrowing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin cōn- Proto-Indo-European *streyg- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *strinégti Proto-Italic *stringō Proto-Indo-European *strengh- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stréngheti Proto-Italic *strengō Latin stringō Latin cōnstringō Latin cōnstrictusbor. English constrict Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English constrictive From constrict + -ive.