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restrictory

restrictory adjective: serving to restrict.

Adjective

restrictory (comparative more restrictory, superlative most restrictory)

  1. Serving to restrict.

Forms of restrictory

comparativemore restrictory
superlativemost restrictory

Origin of restrictory

From restrict + -ory.

Questions about restrictory

What does restrictory mean?
Restrictory means serving to restrict.
What part of speech is restrictory?
Restrictory is an adjective.

Words near restrictory in the dictionary

  1. restrictivist
  2. restrictivists
  3. restrictocin
  4. restrictor
  5. restrictors
  6. restrictory
  7. restricts
  8. restrike
  9. restrikes
  10. restriking
  11. restring

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