nonrestrictive

[ non-ri-strik-tiv ]

adjective

1. not restrictive or limiting.
2. Grammar. descriptive of a modified element rather than limiting of the element's meaning: Compare restrictive ( def 4 ).

   a nonrestrictive modifier.

nonrestrictive

/ ˌnɒnrɪˈstrɪktɪv /

adjective

1. not restrictive or limiting
2. grammar denoting a relative clause that is not restrictive Compare restrictive

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonrestrictive¹

First recorded in 1920–25; non- + restrictive