Re*strict"ive (?), a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]
1.
Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.
2.
Astringent or styptic in effect.
[Obs.]
Wiseman.
--Re*strict"ive*ly, adv. -- Re*strict"ive*ness, n.
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