nonprotective
- adjective
- /ˌnɒnprəˈtɛktɪv/
:
no protector
- Wearing nonprotective clothing in a chemical factory can lead to serious injuries.
Examples
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Whether the nonprotective, low-avidity antibody response plays a major role in the pathogenesis of subtype H7N9 virus in addition to the relatively weak NAb response needs to be elucidated.
Academic text (2014) -
The safety gear was deemed nonprotective because it did not meet safety standards.
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The organization criticized the policy for being nonprotective against environmental damage.
Synonyms
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1.1
Likely to cause harm to people or damage to things
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3.5
Without protection and easy to hurt
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2.9
Not safe from harm
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3.5
Not safe and likely to be damaged, like a building or job
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5.1
Not careful about what you say or do, so you reveal more than you want
4
5.3
Not made safe, for example items not fastened or a computer without a password
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5.1
Not protected from danger or unwanted entry
Not keeping someone or something safe from harm
Antonyms
How Protective
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonprotective = protective (transparent) = non + protect + ive
The meaning is directly compositional: 'non-' negates 'protective' to mean not providing protection.
Etymology
The word nonprotective starts with non-, which means 'not', and the rest comes from protect meaning 'to keep safe'. So nonprotective simply means 'not keeping safe', which is why nonprotective gear or policies leave people or things at risk.