Protective
[prə'tektɪv] or [prə'tɛktɪv]
Definition
(adj.) intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; 'a protective covering'; 'the use of protective masks and equipment'; 'protective coatings'; 'kept the drunken sailor in protective custody'; 'animals with protective coloring'; 'protective tariffs' .
(adj.) showing care; 'a protective mother' .
(adj.) (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; 'protective of his reputation' .
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Definition
(a.) Affording protection; sheltering; defensive.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Defensive.
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Examples
- There was an insult in Gudrun's protective patronage that was really too hurting. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Its distinguishing features are certain modifications in the distribution of the mass of protective armor of the ship. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was always Gerald who was protective, offering the warm shelter of his physical strength. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Not too tender, that is to say--not too protective and attentive. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This incident led to an extension of the protective idea, and very soon a system was installed in Brooklyn with one hundred subscribers. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Paint affords such a protective covering. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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