About The Word Protective
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Protective
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What's The Definition Of Protective?
[adj] 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"
[adj] showing a care; "a caring mother" Synonyms | Synonyms for Protective: antifertility | antifouling | caring | cautionary | conserving | contraceptive | covering | custodial | evasive | guardian | overprotective | preservative | preserving | prophylactic | protecting(a) | restrictive | safety-related | shielding | tender | tutelar | tutelary Related Terms | Find terms related to Protective: See Also | defensive | preventative | preventive Protective In Webster's Dictionary \Pro*tect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. protectif.]
Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. `` The favor of
a protective Providence.'' --Feltham.
{Protective coloring} (Zo["o]l.), coloring which serves for
the concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf.
{Mimicry}. --Wallace.
{Protective tariff} (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to
secure protection (see {Protection}, 4.), as distinguished
from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See {Tariff}, and
{Protection}, 4.
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