limited

  • 31limited — il·limited; limited; un·limited; …

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  • 32limited*/*/ — [ˈlɪmɪtɪd] adj 1) not allowed to go above a particular number, amount, or level Ant: unlimited The promotional pack will be on sale for a limited period only.[/ex] 2) not very good, or not very great in amount a limited grasp of economics[/ex] 3) …

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  • 33limited — lim•it•ed [[t]ˈlɪm ɪ tɪd[/t]] adj. 1) confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed 2) gov restricted in governing powers prescribed in laws and in a constitution: a limited monarchy[/ex] 3) unimaginative; lacking originality 4) bus Chiefly …

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  • 34limited —  means constrained, set within bounds. Unless there is the idea of a limit being imposed, the word is better avoided. It is reasonable enough to say that a special offer is available for a limited time, but to write that there was a limited… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 35limited —    means constrained, set within bounds. Unless the sentence includes the idea of imposing a limit, the word is better avoided. It is reasonable enough to say that a special offer is available for a limited time, but to write that there was a… …

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  • 36limited — adjective 1》 restricted in size, amount, or extent. 2》 (of a monarchy or government) exercised under limitations of power prescribed by a constitution. 3》 (Limited) Brit. denoting a limited company. Derivatives limitedness noun …

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  • 37limited — adjective 1) limited resources Syn: restricted, finite, little, tight, slight, in short supply, short; meager, scanty, sparse, few, insubstantial, deficient, inadequate, insufficient, paltry, poor …

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  • 38limited — Narrow, restricted, circumscribed, inclosed within a certain limit; hemmed in; confined; bounded. Cheney v Smith, 3 Ariz 143, 23 P 680, 685. Abbreviated ltd. A word used to indicate the corporate status, especially in England and Canada, the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 39Limited — Limit Lim it (l[i^]m [i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr. limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E. eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.] To apply a limit to, or set a limit …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 40limited — adjective /ˈlɪmɪtəd/ With certain (oft. specified) limits placed upon it. Secondly, I continue to base my concepts on intensive study of a limited suite of collections, rather than superficial study of every packet that comes to hand …

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