constrictive

[ kuhn-strik-tiv ]

adjective
  1. constricting; tending to constrict.

  2. pertaining to constriction.

Origin of constrictive

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Late Latin constrīctīvus, equivalent to constrīct(us) (see constrict) + -īvus-ive

Other words from constrictive

  • non·con·stric·tive, adjective
  • un·con·stric·tive, adjective

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