limitedadjective
uk/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/us/ˈlɪm.ɪ.t̬ɪd/B1 small in amount or number:
a limited choice
limited resources
B2 kept within a particular size, range, time, etc.:
Places on the bus are limited to 50 - so book early!
The problem of stress is certainly not limited to people who work (= it exists for others too).
written abbreviation Ltd used in the name of a limited company
More examples
- My culinary skills are rather limited, I'm afraid !
- I'm afraid my grasp of economics is rather limited.
- I only have a limited knowledge of Spanish.
- Most people only have a limited amount of leisure time.
- Abortion rates are high because the availability of contraceptives is limited.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Small in number and quantity
- beggarly
- below
- certain
- could count sth on (the fingers of) one hand idiom
- drabs
- flicker
- less
- little
- mild
- minimal
- modest
- narrow
- negligible
- niggardly
- none to speak of idiom
- outside
- slender
- small
- thinly
- under
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