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pro·tec·tive  (pr-tktv)

adj.

Adapted or intended to afford protection.

n.

Something that protects.

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pro·tective·ly adv.

pro·tective·ness n.

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protective

Adjective

1. giving protection: protective clothing

2. tending or wishing to protect someone

protectively adv
protectiveness n

Thesaurus

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"

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protective

adjective 1. protecting, covering, sheltering, shielding, safeguarding, insulating

2. caring, defensive, motherly, fatherly, warm, careful, maternal, vigilant, watchful, paternal, possessive

Translations

protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] adj → protector(a);

protective custody (LAW) → detención f preventiva

protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] protect adj → protecteur/trice; [clothing] → de protection;

protective custody (Law) → détention préventive

protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] protect adj [clothing, layer etc] → Schutz-; [person] → fürsorglich;

protective custody protect → Schutzhaft f

protective [prəˈtɛktɪv] adj → protettivo/a;

protective custody (LAW) → protezione f