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pro·tec·tive (prə tek′tiv, prō-)
adjective
- protecting, or serving, intended, or alleged to protect a protective gesture, protective custody
- Econ. serving or intended to protect domestic products, industries, etc. in competition with foreign products, industries, etc. a protective tariff
Related Forms:
- protectively pro·tec′·tively adverb
- protectiveness pro·tec′·tive·ness noun
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protective
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Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus Copyright © 1999 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Preposition: of
- health: Meaningful work, whether paid or unpaid, is protective of mental health and fosters a sense of self worth and belonging.
Preposition: against
- cancer: Laboratory, animal, and epidemiologic evidence strongly suggest that Vitamin D may be protective against some cancers.
Modifies a noun
- clothing: Some 75 percent of protective clothing sold in the UK is imported.
Modifying Another Word
- fiercely: Well known for being good mothers and can be fiercely protective with calves at foot, particularly toward dogs.
Used with adjective complement
- feel: I remember feeling fiercly protective of him which is only normal.
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