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Protectively

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Adverb

1. protectively

in a protective manner

Example Sentences:
'he bent protectively over the woman'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Protectively

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adjective
1. 
giving or capable of giving protection
2. economics
of, relating to, or intended for protection of domestic industries
noun
3. 
something that protects
4. 
a condom

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Protectively

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adjective
1. 
protecting, or serving, intended, or alleged to protect
a protective gesture, protective custody
2.  Economics
serving or intended to protect domestic products, industries, etc. in competition with foreign products, industries, etc.
a protective tariff

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

Protectively

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adj.
Adapted or intended to afford protection.
n.
Something that protects.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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