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Definition of "limitary" [lim•i•ta•ry]

  • Of or relating to a limit or boundary. (adjective)
  • Limiting; restrictive. (adjective)
  • Archaic Limited. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "limitary" in a sentence
  • "It is a perfect cosmopolite in essence and in action; it has nothing local or limitary in its nature; it participates the character of the soul from which it emanated."
  • "For a philosopher should not see with the eyes of the poor limitary creature calling himself"
  • "The brilliant dare-devil from Italy despised alike the raw, limitary, reputable, priggish undergraduates and the dull, snuffling, smug-looking, fussy dons."