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pro·tec·tive  (pr-tktv)
adj.
Adapted or intended to afford protection.
n.
Something that protects.
pro·tective·ly adv.
pro·tective·ness n.
protective
Adjective
1. giving protection: protective clothing
2. tending or wishing to protect someone
protectively adv
protectiveness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.protective - 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"
defensive - intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
preventative, preventive - tending to prevent or hinder
unprotective - not affording protection
2.protective - showing care; "a protective mother"
tender - given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality; "a tender heart"; "a tender smile"; "tender loving care"; "tender memories"; "a tender mother"
3.protective - (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful; "protective of his reputation"
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
protective
adjective 1. protecting, covering, sheltering, shielding, safeguarding, insulating
2. caring, defensive, motherly, fatherly, warm, careful, maternal, vigilant, watchful, paternal, possessive
Translations
Spanish protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] adj → protector(a);
protective custody (LAW) → detención f preventiva
French protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] protect adj → protecteur/trice; [clothing] → de protection;
protective custody (Law) → détention préventive
German protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] protect adj [clothing, layer etc] → Schutz-; [person] → fürsorglich;
protective custody protect → Schutzhaft f
Italian protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] adj → protettivo/a;
protective custody (LAW) → protezione f
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With this loss of substance and exhaustion of strength, the homes of the people will be stripped bare, and three-tenths of their income will be dissipated; while government expenses for broken chariots, worn-out horses, breast-plates and helmets, bows and arrows, spears and shields, protective mantles, draught-oxen and heavy wagons, will amount to four-tenths of its total revenue.
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Mitenka himself, returning tipsy from the town, used to hide there, and many of the residents at Otradnoe, hiding from Mitenka, knew of its protective qualities.
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"We might form ourselves into a Randall Protective Agency, Limited," mused Miss Maxwell.
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