DEFENSIVE
\dɪfˈɛnsɪv], \dɪfˈɛnsɪv], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_v]\
Definitions of DEFENSIVE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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an attitude of defense; especially in the phrase"on the defensive"
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intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
By Princeton University
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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
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In a state or posture of defense.
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That which defends; a safeguard.
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Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; - opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
By Oddity Software
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Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed to offensive; as, defensive armor.
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In a state or posture of defense.
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That which defends; a safeguard.
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Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; - opposed to offensive; as, defensive war.
By Noah Webster.
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Serving to guard or protect; carried on for protection; as, defensive warfare.
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Defensively.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Defensively.
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Intended or suitable for defense; done in defense; making defense.
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An attitude or condition of defense.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Protective; proteid substances which destroy the toxic substances of bacteria; numerous organs or parts of organs in various animals.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
