limited
adjective
lim·it·ed
ˈli-mə-təd 
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
Virginia Woolf
limitedly
adverb
limitedness
noun
Examples of limited in a Sentence
Only a limited number of students will be allowed in the class.
People with limited incomes are hit particularly hard by inflation.
The company has had limited success.
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All of the villagers are understood to have entered the cave in search of gold, part of an informal mining economy that has expanded across parts of Laos in recent years, particularly in remote limestone and river basin regions where formal livelihoods are scarce and enforcement is limited.
—Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Dogs that have a limited ability to control their body temperature — such as those with respiratory diseases, obese dogs and puppies — should never be left unattended in a vehicle, regardless of outside air temperature.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The sweeping romantic drama earned 16 Emmy Award nominations including a best actress in an outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a special nod for Ward, winning six.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
By mid-2023, rooftop solar and batteries had restored limited power to a handful of buildings, enough to resume about a third of the observatory's measurements.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Dogs that have a limited ability to control their body temperature — such as those with respiratory diseases, obese dogs and puppies — should never be left unattended in a vehicle, regardless of outside air temperature.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2026
The sweeping romantic drama earned 16 Emmy Award nominations including a best actress in an outstanding lead actress in a limited series or a special nod for Ward, winning six.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
By mid-2023, rooftop solar and batteries had restored limited power to a handful of buildings, enough to resume about a third of the observatory's measurements.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026
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“Limited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limited. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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