adjective. Acting as a limit.

adjective. Restricting the range of application of the noun modified.

verb. Present participle of limit.

adjective. strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase

adjective. restricting the scope or freedom of action

noun. the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

"On February 4, 2009 I read an article in the New York Times in which you called limiting the pay of executives of companies who receive federal bailout money "draconian - $500,000 is not a lot of money.""

restrictive  

altering  assuasive  bordering  borderline  boundary  

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