American Dictionary
Definition protective in American English
protective
adjective
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adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/prəˈtektɪv/
1
providing protection against something harmful or dangerous
Example
He's very protective toward his sister.
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2.1
determined to stop something from being damaged or lost
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