DEFENSIVELY
\dɪfˈɛnsɪvli], \dɪfˈɛnsɪvli], \d_ɪ_f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_v_l_i]\
Definitions of DEFENSIVELY
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in a defensive manner; "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"
By Princeton University
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