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used to protect or defend from attack
defensive, defensive attitude(adj)an attitude of defensiveness (especially in the phrase `on the defensive')
defensive(adj)intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack
"defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance"
defensive, justificative, justificatory(adj)attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing
intended to resist or prevent attack or aggressiona defensive alliance among the small nations against the aggressors
a position of readiness to oppose actual or expected attacktheir unexpectedly harsh words put him on the defensive
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