defensively
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3.6
- adverb
- /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/
:
a la defensiva
- She spoke defensively when asked about her recent mistakes at work.
- react defensively
- behave defensively
- respond defensively
That's offensively, defensively and special teams.
- That's offensively, defensively and special teams.
- Well, and, and then you, you, you instinctively take that in and then can react defensively.
- He's so defensively sound that it translates into his offensive confidence.
- So JD Vance goes out there and says defensively, these people are nuts.
- So the way that trauma can change our brains and, and stay with us in a way that says be more vigilant, look at the world in a different way, act more defensively, right?
- I don't think he trusts the defenders enough defensively to be able to go right, go and play.
- There is a short list of very good players drafted out out of LSU defensively.
- You know, I think again, there's this sort of failure of empathy defensively from my critics who just can't.
- One thing I think too that people need to understand is whoever your CFO is, they're going to be thinking either offensively or defensively and.
- Like it just shows like how defensive, how smart is defensively and to be able to just slow down Pacquiao.
- And so now people defensively want to be sure that they're, you know, people will think they're experts.
Examples
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To succeed in sports, teams must play defensively to prevent their opponents from scoring.
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I think it's more important for you to live defensively than to hire someone to defend you.
Fiction book (1994) -
We'll be very tough defensively with this.
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And defensively, if you can get past that front four, then good luck getting past Bishop...
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"But it was the only way I could have done them," I said defensively.
Fiction book (1995) -
Jay saw her looking at it and said defensively, "I was going to ask you."
Fiction book (1998) -
Defensively we can hold 'em to two or three touchdowns.
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He looked so good defensively up to that point in the fight.
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Now, take a look at the Ravens defensively.
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He's so defensively sound that it translates into his offensive confidence.
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Etymology
Defensively comes from the verb defend, which means 'to protect' or 'keep danger away' and is the same root as defence. So to act defensively is to speak or behave as if you are protecting yourself from attack or criticism.