limitary
limitary is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. "The limitary ocean." Trench. The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world. De Quincey.
- 2.Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman.
- 3.That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller.
- 4.A limiter. See Limiter, 2.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is limitary.
- What is confined within limits; limited in extent, authority, power, etc. "The limitary ocean." Trench. The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of the world. De Quincey called?
- What is limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive. Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal power. Milman called?
- What is that which serves to limit; a boundary; border land. [Obs.] Fuller called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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