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I started to resent the iPhone, for stealing my limited time with her.

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Quick take

public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of limited gathered in one view.

noun

public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

adjective

small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

adjective

subject to limits or subjected to limits

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for limited.

noun

public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops; "he caught the express to New York"

adjective

small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends"

adjective

subject to limits or subjected to limits

adjective

including only a part

adjective

mediocre

adjective

not excessive

adjective

having a specific function or scope; "a special (or specific) role in the mission"

adjective

not unlimited; "a limited list of choices"

Example sentences

I started to resent the iPhone, for stealing my limited time with her.

On consoles that, because they are new, will have a limited user base anyway.

Maybe that's all accounted for in their paper in a compelling way, but I honestly don't see any way they could ever argue for more than a very limited negative result.

The driver stepped out and walked away with no permanent injuries and a fire, again limited to the front section of the vehicle, started several minutes later.

It's plainly obvious that you aren't expected to actually be fiscally sound--otherwise why would they keep flooding you with credit invitations?Cars are expensive and limited in utility.

Thus, the best a trial judge can do in such a case is to make a fact-specific conclusion about the case immediately being tried, one which would have limited impact in the next case, where the parties could argue the same issue on different facts.

While that is fine, of course, it does mean that the value of the offering must be weighed against other choices open to the same level of quality startup that it hopes to fund and not against the more limited choices open to just any startup.

It was one of the great attempts in all history to try to do what many dream of doing today through the internet and the advantages of the digital age: limited by the resources of that day, for sure, but an amazing achievement nonetheless.

I don't know if it means we need more options for physical media and manual installs, or legislation protecting people's purchases from unwanted updates and removals, or something else, but I see this as a problem that's not limited to just this one situation.