deu: defensiv

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Meaning
means	(adjective) intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance" defensive
means	(adjective) attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing justificative, justificatory, defensive
means	(adverb) 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" defensively
means	(adverb) in an apologetic and defensive manner; "`I felt it better you should know,' said Sir Cedric defensively" defensively