constrictive
AmericanOther Word Forms
- nonconstrictive adjective
- unconstrictive adjective
Etymology
Origin of constrictive
1375–1425; late Middle English < Late Latin constrīctīvus, equivalent to constrīct ( us ) ( constrict ) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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The team tested a preliminary version on healthy subjects who also volunteered to wear a constrictive garment similar to an astronaut's spacesuit.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
“These are very constrictive regulations on top of other development regulations,” said MacCracken.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023
Torres’ husband, Le Roy, suffers from constrictive bronchitis, a respiratory condition that narrowed his airways and made breathing difficult.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2022
Maybe it’s a way to stop placing students above one another, to evolve out of constrictive, old tropes.
From Washington Post • Aug. 9, 2021
It is said that Alexander the Great narrowly escaped death from a constrictive spasm, due to the fact that while in a copious sweat he plunged into the river Cydnus.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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