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[ pruh-tek-tiv ] / prəˈtɛk tɪv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR protective ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering. tending to protect. Economics. of, relating to, or designed to favor protectionism:protective tariffs. defensive (def. 4). Origin of protectiveFirst recorded in 1655–65; protect + -ive OTHER WORDS FROM protectivepro·tec·tive·ly, adverbpro·tec·tive·ness, nounnon·pro·tec·tive, adjectivenon·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb sem·i·pro·tec·tive, adjectivesem·i·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverbun·pro·tec·tive, adjectiveun·pro·tec·tive·ly, adverb Words nearby protectiveprotecting, protection, protectionism, protection ratio, protection test, protective, protective colloid, protective coloration, protective custody, protective laryngeal reflex, protective slope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for protectiveBy drawing boundaries against wrongful conduct, law provides a protective zone of freedom within those boundaries. Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST For instance, how do you balance honesty with any protective urge? Daphne Merkin on Lena Dunham, Book Criticism, and Self-Examination|Mindy Farabee|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Former Texas governor Ann Richards was a big fan of the Texas Rangers, a contingent of which was her protective detail. My Love Letter to the Stetson|Mark McKinnon|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST Overnight people shed their fears, their protective camouflage and their restraints. How Havel Inspired the Velvet Revolution|Michael Zantovsky|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In July 2014, Israel launched operation “Protective Edge” in the Gaza Strip. The Gaza Strip Before And After|Brandy Zadrozny|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The chief danger really was lest they become too settled in the protective attitude. The Blazed Trail|Stewart Edward White The protoplasm forms the living organism; the coat is a kind of protective covering or shell. The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray Either the soul of an ancestor or that of a protective being is regarded as incorporated in the animal. Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt But there was one thing more alive in him at that moment than ever before, a sense of protective responsibility. A Scout of To-day|Isabel Hornibrook The withdrawal of protective legislation proved the turning-point in the fortunes of the British shipowner. The Englishman in China During the Victorian Era, Vol. I (of 2)|Alexander Michie
British Dictionary definitions for protective
adjectivegiving or capable of giving protection economics of, relating to, or intended for protection of domestic industries nounsomething that protects a condom Derived forms of protectiveprotectively, adverbprotectiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to protectivewatchful, possessive, vigilant, warm, defensive, jealous, careful, conservative, covering, emergency, guardian, preservative, conservational, custodial, insulating, protecting, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding |