Defensive (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing.
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Meaning 2
Intended or appropriate for defending against or deterring aggression or attack; "defensive weapons"; "a defensive stance".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The soccer team played a defensive strategy throughout the game to avoid giving the other team a scoring opportunity.
- In some jurisdictions the law of self-defence justifies using reasonably proportional and necessary defensive force to neutralise or block a force that can pose danger to your safety or even threaten life.
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