Checked
'checked' is the definition.
(inhibiting is a kind of checking)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for inhibited that I've seen before include "Guarded" , "Hindered, restrained" , "Hindered (an action)" , "Be hid in it (anag.)" , "Constrained" .)
'checked' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for stemmed that I've seen before include "Arose or derived from" , "Brought to a standstill" , "Stopped (a flow)" , "Originated from" , "like busy Lizzie?" .)