I. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of limit (II)
1.
a. : confined within limits : restricted in extent, number, or duration
the product of limited rainfall — Samuel Van Valkenburg & Ellsworth Huntington
limited markets of one thousand — V.G.F.Reynolds
such enterprises should have a limited life — Leslie Rees
b. of a train
(1) : having a limited number of cars and making a limited number of stops in order to provide fast through service
(2) : offering superior accommodations or service and faster transportation
2. : characterized by enforceable limitations prescribed (as by custom or a constitution) upon the scope or exercise of powers
the government of the United States … though limited in its powers, is supreme — John Marshall
England has been great … under the present limited monarchy — Edmund Burke
— compare absolute 3, constitutional 4, divine right 1
3. : narrow and unimaginative : lacking in originality of thought
a thorough good sort; a bit limited ; a bit thick in the head — Virginia Woolf
• lim·it·ed·ly adverb
• lim·it·ed·ness noun -es
II. noun
( -s )
: a limited train