- adjectivedefensive (adjective)
- used or intended to defend or protect:"troops in defensive positions"
- (in sports) relating to or intended as defense:"a defensive player" · "a poor defensive record"
- very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism:"he was very defensive about that side of his life"
Originlate Middle English: from Old French défensif, -ive, from medieval Latin defensivus, from Latin defens- ‘warded off’, from the verb defendere (see defend).Similar and Opposite Wordsadjective- used or intended to defend or protect:
- very anxious to challenge or avoid criticism:
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