restrictively

1. 1.

   in a restrictive manner

   “this relative clause is used restrictively”

Questions about restrictively

What does restrictively mean?

restrictively means "in a restrictive manner".

How many syllables are in restrictively?

restrictively has 5 syllables and divides as re-stric-ti-ve-ly under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is restrictively a common word?

restrictively is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.