LIMITEDNESS

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lim⋅it⋅ed

[lim-i-tid]

–adjective

1.	confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.

2.	restricted with reference to governing powers by limitations prescribed in laws and in a constitution: a limited monarch.

3.	characterized by an inability to think imaginatively or independently; lacking originality or scope; narrow: a rather limited intelligence.

Chiefly British.

a.	responsible for the debts of a company only to a specified amount proportionate to the percentage of stock held.

b.	(of a business firm) owned by stockholders, each having a restricted liability for the company's debts.

c.	(usually initial capital letter) incorporated; Inc. Abbreviation: Ltd.

5.	(of railroad trains, buses, etc.) making only a limited number of stops en route.

–noun

6.	a limited train, bus, etc.

Origin:
1545–55; limit + -ed ²

Related forms:

lim⋅it⋅ed⋅ly, adverb

lim⋅it⋅ed⋅ness, noun

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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
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lim·it·ed (lĭm'ĭ-tĭd)

adj.

Confined or restricted within certain limits: has only limited experience.
1. Not attaining the highest goals or achievement: a limited success.
2. Having only mediocre talent or range of ability: a popular but limited actor.
Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body: limited monarchy.
Abbr. Ltd. or Ld. Of, relating to, or being a limited company.
Abbr. ltd. Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.

n. Abbr. ltd.
A limited train or bus.
lim'i·ted·ly adv., lim'i·ted·ness n.

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