nonrestrictive
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nonrestrictive — [nän΄ri strik′tiv] adj. 1. not restrictive 2. Gram. designating a modifier, as a word, phrase, or subordinate clause, that does not limit the reference of the word or phrase it modifies but merely adds information and thus is not essential to the … English World dictionary
nonrestrictive — /ˈnɒnrəstrɪktɪv/ (say nonruhstriktiv) adjective 1. not restrictive or limiting: nonrestrictive practices. 2. Grammar (of a word or clause) purely descriptive rather than limiting in its application to the sentence element it modifies. Mrs Owen,… …
nonrestrictive — /non ri strik tiv/, adj. 1. not restrictive or limiting. 2. Gram. descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element s meaning: a nonrestrictive modifier. Cf. restrictive (def. 4). [1920 25; NON + RESTRICTIVE] * * * … Universalium
nonrestrictive — non|re|stric|tive [ ,nanrı strıktıv ] adjective LINGUISTICS nonrestrictive CLAUSES give extra information about a noun. In writing they are often separated from the rest of the sentence by COMMAS … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nonrestrictive — non•re•stric•tive [[t]ˌnɒn rɪˈstrɪk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) not restrictive 2) gram. pertaining to a word, phrase, or clause that describes or supplements a modified element but is not essential in establishing its identity, as the relative clause which … From formal English to slang
nonrestrictive — adjective not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase the nonrestrictive clause in I always buy his books, which have influenced me greatly, refers to his books generally and adds an additional fact about them • Similar to:… … Useful english dictionary
nonrestrictive clause — noun a subordinate clause that does not limit or restrict the meaning of the noun phrase it modifies • Syn: ↑descriptive clause • Hypernyms: ↑subordinate clause, ↑dependent clause * * * noun : a descriptive clause that adds information but is so… … Useful english dictionary
nonrestrictive clause — Gram. a relative clause that describes or supplements but is not essential in establishing the identity of the antecedent and is usually set off by commas in English. In This year, which has been dry, is bad for crops the clause which has been… … Universalium
nonrestrictive — adjective Date: 1916 not restrictive; specifically not limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase … New Collegiate Dictionary
nonrestrictive — Synonyms and related words: broad minded, culpably negligent, derelict, freethinking, inadvertent, inattentive, laissez faire, latitudinarian, lax, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loose, neglectful, neglecting, negligent, noninterfering, off… … Moby Thesaurus
