protective
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- adjective
- /prəˈtɛktɪv/
- Parents tend to be protective of their children, ensuring they are safe and cared for.
- a protective mother
- a protective attitude
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Watch on YouTubeI I want to be protective of the other.
- I I want to be protective of the other.
- I feel very protective of writers in their process.
- We shouldn't be more protective about this whole thing.
- So we've become very protective and fearful.
- And I am, you know, I, I'm very protective of my sleep.
- And that's why I think male comedians are so fiercely protective of each other on social media.
- I still do believe that we should be way more protective of who we give that to, right?
- And I note I isolated it into feeling protective of like my children when they were born.
- I said, stop being protective of all of them.
- And so you get that dynamic of like he's protective, he's a little bit jealous and she is.
- Maybe we have to be a bit self protective.
- And she was very protective of me.
- Oh, protective of the most voiceless and vulnerable.
- So from that age they were quite protective.
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When threatened or criticized in any way, Apple and Augustine become protective of each other.
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They're very protective of me.
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You become much more protective of what you allow in your brain.
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I am more protective of my time than ever.
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What do you want in those who have protective roles?
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And that made me feel somewhat protective toward you.
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I admire how protective you are of your sister, but maybe next time you might be a little more careful how you go about it.
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He was always so protective of me growing up, even though he was younger.
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This is just the first place that's ever felt like home, so I got really protective.
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Multifaceted interventions that address the full range of risk and protective factors at the community level appear necessary.
Academic text (1997)
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- Specialized
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A tax on goods from other countries that makes them more expensive to help local businesses
- Formal
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A United States government agency that protects federal buildings and the people in them
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An outer layer on animals or plants that keeps them safe from harm
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A steep slope in front of a fort made by people that protects it from attack
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Etymology
Protective comes from Latin parts pro- meaning 'before' and tegere meaning 'to cover', like a person who stands in front of someone to block danger. So, a protective person shows care and tries to keep someone safe from harm.