"restrictive" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "restrict + -ive",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "restrictive",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "–",
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "word": "permissive"
        },
        {
          "word": "liberal"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The new law is very restrictive and limits free speech."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something is restrictive, it limits or controls what people can do."
      ],
      "id": "simple-restrictive-en-adj-OFHXZriG",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "limiting"
        },
        {
          "word": "constraining"
        }
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "restrictive"
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  "etymology_text": "restrict + -ive",
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        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "–",
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        "comparative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "–",
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        {
          "text": "The new law is very restrictive and limits free speech."
        }
      ],
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        "If something is restrictive, it limits or controls what people can do."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "limiting"
        },
        {
          "word": "constraining"
        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/rɪˈstrɪktɪv/"
    }
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  "word": "restrictive"
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