| Noun | 1. | limiting - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase Synonyms: qualifying, modification |
| Adj. | 1. | limiting - restricting the scope or freedom of action |
| 2. | limiting - strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause" |