Restrictive \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.
restrictively adv : in a restrictive manner; "this relative clause is used restrictively"