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limited
adjective lim·it·ed \ˈli-mə-təd\
: not high or great in number, amount, etc.
Full Definition of LIMITED
1
a : confined within limits : restricted <limited success> b of a train : offering faster service especially by making a limited number of stops
2
: characterized by enforceable limitations prescribed (as by a constitution) upon the scope or exercise of powers <a limited monarchy>
3
: lacking breadth and originality <a bit limited; a bit thick in the head — Virginia Woolf>
— lim·it·ed·ly adverb
— lim·it·ed·ness noun
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First Known Use of LIMITED
1597
Related to LIMITED
- Synonyms
- bounded, circumscribed, defined, definite, determinate, finite, measured, narrow, restricted
- Antonyms
- boundless, dimensionless, endless, illimitable, immeasurable, indefinite, infinite, limitless, measureless, unbounded, undefined, unlimited, unmeasured
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adjective lim·it·ed \ˈli-mə-təd\
Definition of LIMITED for Kids
: small in number <Picnic areas are limited.>
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