Delimited vs. Limited

Delimitedadjective

With specified conditions.

Limitedverb

simple past tense and past participle of limit

Delimitedadjective

Within set boundaries or limits.

Limitedadjective

With certain (often specified) limits placed upon it.

Delimitedverb

simple past tense and past participle of delimit

Limitedadjective

Of numbers, amounts, data: poor, small, felt to be insufficient.

‘I have a limited understanding of quantum physics.’;

Delimitedadjective

having the limits or boundaries established;

‘a delimited frontier through the disputed region’;

Limitednoun

(rail) An express train that only halts at a limited number of stops.

Delimitedadjective

showing or determining a boundary;

‘it is impossible to specify a clearly circumscribed (or delimited) area for any particular science’;

Limitedadjective

Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted; as, our views of nature are very limited.

Limitedadjective

small in range or scope;

‘limited war’; ‘a limited success’; ‘a limited circle of friends’;

Limitedadjective

subject to limits or subjected to limits

Limitedadjective

including only a part

Limitedadjective

mediocre

Limitedadjective

not excessive

Limitedadjective

having a specific function or scope;

‘a special (or specific) role in the mission’;

Limitedadjective

not unlimited;

‘a limited list of choices’;