constrictive

Meanings

• a condition or state of being constricted or compressed

  - "His hand was constricted by the tourniquet."
  - "The constrictive banding technique is used to treat hemorrhoids."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with constrictive
constipative , apative , native , habitative

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Homophones

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1. constrictive (en) : having the quality of constricting or compressing
   

2. constrictive (es) : restringivo
   

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Variants

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constrict , constricted , constricting , constrictive , constricts

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Forms

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'constringere', which means 'to draw together' or 'to compress'.

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Culture

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In literature, the term 'constrictive' has been used to describe various literary devices that serve to limit or restrict the flow of ideas, language, or thought. For example, a constrictive metaphor might limit the reader's understanding of a complex idea by reducing it to a simplistic metaphorical representation. Similarly, a constrictive literary device such as anaphora or epistrophe might serve to repetitively restrict the flow of ideas or language in a literary work, creating a sense of rhythmic or poetic constraint.

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