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[ adjective ] intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind
Examples "a protective covering" "the use of protective masks and equipment" "protective coatings" "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody" "animals with protective coloring" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Also fine are Sue_Lawless , as a mother more protective and belligerent than a female spider and just as destructive , Harold_Cherry , as her scratchy spouse , and Hildy_Weissman , as a vegetable in human form . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)It is brought to packing_houses , cleaned and graded as to size and quality , and packed in protective excelsior . (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The useful suggestion of Professor_David_Hawkins which considers culture as a third stage in biological evolution fits quite beautifully then with our suggestion that science has provided us with a rather successful technique for building protective artificial environments . The major effect of these advances appears to lie_in the part they have played in the industrial_revolution and in the tools which scientific understanding has given us to build and manipulate a more protective environment . (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)For_example , the marked susceptibility of the monkey to respiratory infection might be related_to its delicate , long alveolar ducts and short , large bronchioles situated within a parenchyma entirely lacking in protective supportive tissue barriers such_as those found in types 1 , and 3 , . |
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[ adjective ] showing a care
Synonyms Examples "a caring mother" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Also fine are Sue_Lawless , as a mother more protective and belligerent than a female spider and just as destructive , Harold_Cherry , as her scratchy spouse , and Hildy_Weissman , as a vegetable in human form . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
Examples "protective of his reputation" Related terms |
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