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| 1. | [ adjective ] intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind | |
| Examples: | "a protective covering" "the use of protective masks and equipment" "protective coatings" "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody" "animals with protective coloring" |
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| Related terms: | unprotective conserving custodial overprotective protecting restrictive defensive cautionary evasive preservative contraceptive covering antifouling safety-related defensive preventive | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] showing a care | |
| Synonyms: | caring | |
| Examples: | "a caring mother" |
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| Related terms: | tender | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful | |
| Examples: | "protective of his reputation" |
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| Related terms: | careful | |
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protectively protect protected protecting protection productive predictive protectorate protector productively protectorship protectionist protectionism protest protege protegee Proteus Protista protease Proteaceae protactinium protestation protester protistan Pritchett protesting protoctist |
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