restricted

[ ri-strik-tid ]
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adjective
  1. confined; limited.

  2. (of information, a document, etc.)

    • bearing the classification restricted, usually the lowest level of classified information.

    • limited to persons authorized to use information, documents, etc., so classified.: Compare classification (def. 5).

  1. limited to or admitting only members of a particular group or class: a restricted neighborhood; a restricted hotel.

Origin of restricted

1
First recorded in 1820–30; restrict + -ed2

Other words from restricted

  • re·strict·ed·ly, adverb
  • re·strict·ed·ness, noun
  • non·re·strict·ed, adjective
  • non·re·strict·ed·ly, adverb
  • self-re·strict·ed, adjective
  • un·re·strict·ed, adjective
  • un·re·strict·ed·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for restricted

restricted

/ (rɪˈstrɪktɪd) /


adjective
  1. limited or confined

  2. not accessible to the general public or (esp US) out of bounds to military personnel

  1. British denoting or in a zone in which a speed limit or waiting restrictions for vehicles apply

Derived forms of restricted

  • restrictedly, adverb
  • restrictedness, noun

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