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limited

/ˈlɪm.ɪ.tɪd/ adjective B1
  1. With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.
  2. Restricted, small, few, not plentiful. · There are limited places available. Enrol now or you will miss out.· I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.
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de Villefort’s communications on the subject were very limited and concise; he told her, in fact, that an explanation had taken place between M.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 791 · C1
“Her cuisine is a little limited, but she has as good an idea of breakfast as a Scotch-woman.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 93 · B2
It was useless for me to explain to him that his presence was an intrusion, for my Italian was even more limited than his English, so I shrugged my shoulders resignedly, and continued to look out anxiously for my friend.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 114 · B2
The vocabulary of Bradshaw is nervous and terse, but limited.
The Valley of Fear, p. 7 · C1

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