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Protective

Protective Meaning & Definition
Protective Definition And Meaning

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

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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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