adj.
Pronunciation: ' li-m ə -t ə d
Function: adjective
Date: 1597
1 a : confined within limits : RESTRICTED < limited success> b of a train : offering faster service especially by making a limited number of stops
2 : characterized by enforceable limitations prescribed (as by a constitution) upon the scope or exercise of powers <a limited monarchy>
3 : lacking breadth and originality <a bit limited ; a bit thick in the head ― Virginia Woolf>
– lim · it · ed · ly adverb
– lim · it · ed · ness noun