adjective
Etymology: from past participle of restrict
: subject or subjected to restriction: as
a. : limited to the use of particular classes of people or specifically excluding others (as members of a class or ethnic group felt to be inferior)
a restricted residential area
restricted hotels
b. : not given a security classification but not for general circulation or release
a restricted publication
— used officially by the United States prior to November 1953; see restricted data
• re·strict·ed·ly adverb
• re·strict·ed·ness noun -es