limited

The definition of limited is something or someone with boundaries or restrictions.

(adjective)

An example of limited used as an adjective is limited visibility, a lower level of visibility experienced by someone driving in thick fog.

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See limited in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

    1. confined within bounds; restricted
    2. circumscribed or narrow in scope or extent
    3. brief; very short: a limited time
  1. ☆ accommodating a restricted number of passengers, making fewer stops than on the regular runs, and often charging extra fare: said of a train, bus, etc.
  2. exercising governmental powers under constitutional restrictions; not having absolute power: a limited monarch
    1. of or designating a partnership in which the liability of certain of its partners is limited to the amount of their individual investments
    2. Chiefly Brit. designating a company in which the liability of its shareholders is similarly restricted

noun

a limited train, bus, etc.

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See limited in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Confined or restricted within certain limits: has only limited experience.
  2. a. Not attaining the highest goals or achievement: a limited success.
    b. Having only mediocre talent or range of ability: a popular but limited actor.
  3. Having governmental or ruling powers restricted by enforceable limitations, as a constitution or a legislative body: limited monarchy.
  4. Abbr. Ltd. or Ld. Of, relating to, or being a limited company.
  5. Abbr. ltd. Of, relating to, or being transportation facilities, such as trains or buses, that make few stops and carry relatively few passengers.
noun Abbr. ltd.
A limited train or bus.

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  • limˈi·ted·ly adverb
  • limˈi·ted·ness noun

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