limiting(n = noun.linkdef) modification, qualifying - the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase;
is a kind of grammatical relation
has particulars: restrictiveness, apposition

1.  limiting(s = adj.all) confining, constraining, constrictive, restricting - restricting the scope or freedom of action;

2.  limiting(s = adj.all) - strictly limiting the reference of a modified word or phrase; "the restrictive clause in `Each made a list of the books that had influenced him' limits the books on the list to only those particular ones defined by the clause"