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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 freedomplay

2. restricting the scope or freedom of actionplay

  Familiarity information: CONSTRICTIVE used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CONSTRICTIVE (adjective)


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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