limited
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/ˈlɪmɪtɪd/
English
Definitions
verb
- To restrict; not to allow to go beyond a certain bound, to set boundaries.“I'm limiting myself to two drinks tonight.”
- To have a limit in a particular set.“The sequence limits on the point a.”
- To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited region.“a limiting friar”
noun
- An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.
adjective
- With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
- Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.“I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.”
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Synonyms
finiterestrictedcircumscribedcontrollednarrowmoderatemodifiedsmall-scalesmallspecificspecialqualifiedminormodestincomprehensivenoncomprehensive