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1. (adj.) protective
having the quality or function of protecting:
a protective covering; protective custody.
2. protective
tending to protect.
3. protective
pertaining to or favoring protectionism.
Etymology: (1655–65)
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| Definition of 'protective' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) 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"
2. (adj) protective
showing care
"a protective mother"
3. (adj) protective(p)
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
"protective of his reputation"
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1. (adjective) protective
keeping sth safe or in good condition
protective glasses
2. protective
watching sb carefully because you are worried they will be harmed
a protective mother
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| Definition of 'protective' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) protective
affording protection; sheltering; defensive
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Sense: giving, or intended to give, protection
protective clothing/glasses.
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 Afrikaans: beskermend |
 Arabic: واقٍ |
 Bulgarian: защитен |
 Brazilian: protetor |
 Czech: ochranný |
 German: schützend |
 Danish: beskyttende; beskyttelses |
 Greek: προστατευτικός |
 Spanish: protector, de protección |
 Estonian: kaitse- |
 Farsi: حفاظتی؛ ایمنی |
 Finnish: suojaava |
 French: protecteur, de protection |
 Hebrew: מֵגֵן |
 Hindi: संरक्षक |
 Hungarian: védő |
 Indonesian: memberikan perlindungan |
 Icelandic: verndar-, hlífðar- |
 Italian: protettivo, di protezione |
 Japanese: 保護する |
 Korean: 보호하는 |
 Lithuanian: apsauginis, globėjiškas |
 Latvian: aizsarg-; aizsardzības- |
 Malay: melindungi |
 Dutch: beschermend |
 Norwegian: verne-, beskyttelses- |
 Polish: ochronny |
 Persian: حفاظتی؛ ایمنی |
 Pashto: ساتندوى |
 Portuguese: protector |
 Romanian: protector, de protecţie |
 Russian: защитный |
 Slovak: ochranný |
 Slovenian: zaščiten |
 Serbian: zaštitnički |
 Swedish: skyddande, skydds- |
 Thai: ซึ่งปกป้อง |
 Turkish: koruyucu |
 Taiwanese: 防護的，保護的 |
 Ukrainian: захисний; запобіжний |
 Urdu: حفاظت کرنے والا |
 Vietnamese: bảo hộ |
 Chinese: 防护的，保护的 |
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