circumscribed
- adjective
- /ˈsɜrkəmˌskraɪbd/
- Formal
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circunscrito
- Her role in the organization is circumscribed by clear guidelines and responsibilities.
But this case, which has specific facts and is circumscribed by specific laws, is weak.
- But this case, which has specific facts and is circumscribed by specific laws, is weak.
- So part of what made me really want to write this book was was this atypical act undertaken by somebody whose life had been far more circumscribed.
- And then we have concrete island, again, car related, but now circumscribed by these highways that have cut off space.
Examples
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Now this being said, the ACT test only applies in very circumscribed cases.
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But here I am with the same narrowly circumscribed range of options, right.
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However limited, however circumscribed by class or gender, they did open up new areas of potential in society and culture.
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But this case, which has specific facts and is circumscribed by specific laws, is weak.
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And we would say our own way of looking at things is circumscribed and is not therefore to be trusted as certain knowledge.
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And then we have concrete island, again, car related, but now circumscribed by these highways that have cut off space.
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I think what you're probably noticing is that the domains within which women are circumscribed are these public ones.
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Damascus has signaled its willingness to enter into an Arab-Israel peace process, albeit in a highly circumscribed and inscrutable way.
Academic text (1991) -
Instead, they engage in an intelligent, self-conscious, circumscribed, rich, knowing, and often provocative study of virtues, ethics, and mores that varies frequently in its tone from serious to satirical.
Academic text (1998) -
The project's goals were circumscribed to ensure they could be achieved within the limited budget.
Synonyms
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Available only in small amounts or to a few people
Made narrower or tighter by pressure
Antonyms
How Restricted
Surface Forms
Morphology
circumscribed = circumscribe (transparent) = circum + scribe + ed
The adjective is the past participle form of the verb 'circumscribe' formed with -ed; the meaning 'restricted' directly follows from 'to limit'.
Etymology
The word circumscribed comes from Latin parts circum- 'around' and scribere 'to write'. Imagine drawing a line or circle around something to keep it inside, so circumscribed means 'restricted' or 'kept within limits'.