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CONSTRICTIVE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does constrictive mean?
• CONSTRICTIVE (adjective)
The adjective CONSTRICTIVE has 2 senses:
1. (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
2. restricting the scope or freedom of action
Familiarity information: CONSTRICTIVE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
Synonyms:
constricting; constrictive; narrowing
Similar:
narrow (not wide)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Restricting the scope or freedom of action
Synonyms:
confining; constraining; constrictive; limiting; restricting
Similar:
restrictive (serving to restrict)
Context examples
Representative examples include congestive heart disease, endocarditis, and constrictive pericarditis.
(Non-Neoplastic Heart Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)
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