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defensively

/ defensively /
adverb

Definitions & Examples

adverb Sense 1
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"
Opposites:
offensively
Pertains to:
defensive
adverb Sense 2
in an apologetic and self-defensive manner
"`I felt it better you should know,'' said Sir Cedric defensively"
Pertains to:
defensive justificative justificatory
Semantic Complexity
31%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
1
Times Searched
1
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offensively