Definition of Defensively in English :

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Defensively meaning in English

Meaning of Defensively in English

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Defensively pronunciation in English

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Defensively

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Adverb

1. defensively

in an apologetic and defensive manner

Example Sentences:
'I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively'

2. defensively

in a defensive manner

Example Sentences:
'the general conviction that our side is in the right and acting defensively over what Russians call the German question and Americans the Berlin crisis'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Defensively

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adjective
1. 
intended, suitable, or done for defence, as opposed to offence
2. 
rejecting criticisms of oneself or covering up one's failings
noun
3. 
a position of defence
4.  on the defensive

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Defensively

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adjective
1. 
defending
2. 
of or for defense
3. 
designating or of the side that defends a goal, basket, etc. in a contest
4.  Psychology
constantly feeling under attack and hence quick to justify one's actions
noun
5.  Obsolete
something that defends
6. 
a position of defense
chiefly in the phrase on the defensive, in a condition of resisting or being ready to resist attack or danger

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Defensively

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adj.
1. Intended or appropriate for defending; protective.
2.
a. Intended to withstand or deter aggression or attack: a defensive weapons system; defensive behavior.
b. Of or relating to the effort to prevent an opponent from gaining points in a game or athletic contest.
c. Performed so as to avoid risk, danger, or legal liability: defensive driving; defensive medicine.
3. Of or relating to defense.
4. Psychology Constantly protecting oneself from criticism, exposure of one's shortcomings, or other real or perceived threats to the ego.
n.
1. A means of defense.
2. An attitude or position of defense.

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